Mapping and ablation of ventricular fibrillation

Minerva Cardioangiologica

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 171-181

  Sanders, P ^a   Hsu, L F ^a   Hocini, M ^a   Jais P ^a   Takahashi, Y ^a   Rotter, M ^a   Sacher, F ^a   Pasquie J L ^a   Arentz, T ^a   Scavee C ^a   Garrigue, S ^a   Clementy J ^a   Haissaguerre M ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Catheter ablation; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM; HEART DEATH; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MORBIDITY; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATIENT SELECTION; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 3843099176     PISSN: 00264725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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