Nonsurgical transthoracic epicardial approach in patients with ventricular tachycardia and previous cardiac surgery

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 281-288

  Sosa, Eduardo ^a   Scanavacca, Mauricio ^a   D'Avila, André ^a   Antônio, José ^a   Ramires, Franchine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery; Catheter ablation; Epicardium; Radiofrequency energy; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDIUM; ENERGY; EPICARDIUM; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCTURE; SCAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3543055934     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JICE.0000026925.41543.7c     Document Type: Article

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