Successful catheter ablation for incessant ventricular tachycardia in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Circulation Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1164-1168

  Okumura, Yasuo ^a   Watanabe, Ichiro ^a   Ohkubo, Kimie ^a   Saito, Satoshi ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ablation; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Purkinje potential; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; CIBENZOLINE; LIDOCAINE; PILSICAINIDE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PACING; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MALE; PURKINJE FIBER; QRS COMPLEX; RECURRENT DISEASE; THORAX PAIN;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIOMYOPATHY, HYPERTROPHIC; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 34347209858     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.71.1164     Document Type: Article

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