Idiopathic Ventricular Arrhythmias Originating From the Aortic Root. Prevalence, Electrocardiographic and Electrophysiologic Characteristics, and Results of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-147

  Yamada, Takumi ^a   McElderry, H Thomas ^a   Doppalapudi, Harish ^a   Murakami, Yoshimasa ^c   Yoshida, Yukihiko ^d   Yoshida, Naoki ^c   Okada, Taro ^c   Tsuboi, Naoya ^d   Inden, Yasuya ^e   Murohara, Toyoaki ^e   Epstein, Andrew E ^a   Plumb, Vance J ^a   Singh, Satinder P ^b   Kay, G Neal ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^c Aichi Prefectural Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA DAINI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

aortic root; characteristics; prevalence; radiofrequency catheter ablation; ventricular arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA ROOT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTA; AORTIC DISEASES; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 45849103542     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.03.040     Document Type: Article

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