Epicardial catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  d'Avila, Andre ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Epicardium; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOABLATION; EPICARDIUM; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SAFETY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 42749088547     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.01.035     Document Type: Article

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