Non-contact mapping in the treatment of ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-18

  Rajappan, Kim ^a   Schilling, Richard J ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Myocardial infarction; Non contact mapping; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FLECAINIDE; MEXILETINE;

CATHETER ABLATION; DIASTOLE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRODES; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RECURRENCE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 34547141148     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-007-9128-7     Document Type: Review

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