Endomyocardial biopsy guided by electroanatomic voltage mapping in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: A case report

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 991-993

  Avella, Andrea ^a   Pappalardo, Augusto ^a   D'Amati, Giulia ^b   Russo, Antonio Dello ^c   Laurenzi, Francesco ^a   Mancini, Massimiliano ^b   Re, Federica ^a   Zachara, Elisabetta ^a   Zecchi, Paolo ^c   Tondo, Claudio ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardiomyopathy; Diagnosis; Electroanatomic mapping; Endomyocardial biopsy; Right ventricle; Substrate mapping

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GEOMETRY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 34548331838     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00807.x     Document Type: Article

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