Catheter ablation within the sinus of Valsalva-A safe and effective approach for treatment of atrial and ventricular tachycardias

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1265-1272

  Rillig, Andreas ^a   Meyerfeldt, Udo ^a   Birkemeyer, Ralf ^a   Treusch, Fabian ^a   Kunze, Markus ^a   Brasch, Mathias ^a   Jung, Werner ^a  

^a Academic Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ablation; Aorta; Ectopic atrial tachycardia; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radio frequency safety; Sinus of Valsalva; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA SINUS; AORTA THROMBOSIS; AORTA VALVE; AORTA WALL; ARTICLE; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINUS OF VALSALVA; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 50949120021     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.06.010     Document Type: Article

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