Successful Radiofrequency Ablation Therapy for Intractable Ventricular Tachycardia With a Ventricular Assist Device

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 353-356

  Osaki, Satoru ^a   Alberte, Cesar ^a   Murray, Margaret A ^a   Brahmbhatt, Rinjal D ^a   Johnson, Maryl R ^a   Edwards, Niloo M ^a   Kohmoto, Takushi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; INOTROPIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; NITRIC OXIDE;

AGED; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40649118489     PISSN: 10532498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2007.11.572     Document Type: Article

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