Catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia

Circulation

Volumn 115, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 2750-2760

  Stevenson, William G ^a   Soejima, Kyoko ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia; Cardiomyopathy; Myocardial infarction; Tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CATHETER ABLATION; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTRODE; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART DISEASE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PURKINJE FIBER; QRS COMPLEX; SCAR; SHOCK;

CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 34249746837     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.655720     Document Type: Article

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