Radiofrequency catheter ablation guided by noncontact mapping of ventricular tachycardia originating from an idiopathic left ventricular aneurysm

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-53

  Santamaria, Matteo ^b   Cireddu, Manuela ^a   Riva, Stefania ^a   Trevisi, Nicola ^a   Della Bella, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Idiopathic left ventricular aneurysm; Multislice computed tomography; Noncontact mapping; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIZZINESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYNCOPE;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 34547210135     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-007-9132-y     Document Type: Article

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