Electrical storm late after surgery for a double-chambered right ventricle, aortic regurgitation and a ventricular septal defect: A case of successful catheter ablation

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-65

  Kim, Jun ^a   Tae, Ik Park ^a   Sung, Gyu An ^a   Lee, Han Cheol ^a   June, Hong Kim ^a   Kook, Jin Chun ^a   Taek, Jong Hong ^a   Yung, Woo Shin ^a  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE MARKER; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DUPLICATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39549085152     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2008.38.1.60     Document Type: Article

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