Cardiomyopathy induced by pulmonary vein tachycardia cured by catheter ablation

Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 406-410

  Liu, Xiao Ke ^a   Gersh, Bernard J ^a   Cha, Yong Mei ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARVEDILOL; DIGOXIN; FUROSEMIDE; LISINOPRIL; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PALPITATION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46649096206     PISSN: 17434297     EISSN: 17434300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpcardio1243     Document Type: Article

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