Successful management of recurrent ventricular tachycardia by electrical isolation of anterolateral papillary muscle

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 479-482

  Liu, Xiao Ke ^a   Barrett, Renee ^a   Packer, Douglas L ^a   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroanatomic mapping; Intracardiac ultrasound; Papillary muscle; Radiofrequency ablation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART PACING; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; PAPILLARY MUSCLES; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 39649122373     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2007.11.013     Document Type: Article

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