Epicardial catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia using surgical subxyphoid approach

Europace

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 212-215

  Maury, Phil ^a   Leobon, B ^a   Duparc, A ^a   Delay, M ^a   Galinier, M ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Epicardial catheter ablation; Epicardial ventricular tachycardia; Surgical subxyphoid approach

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FLECAINIDE; ISOPRENALINE;

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; QRS COMPLEX; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; MALE; PERICARDIUM; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; XIPHOID BONE;

EID: 34047213081     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eum016     Document Type: Article

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