Radiofrequency ablation for ventricular tachycardia in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis: Is it worth trying?

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 196-197

  Ohe, Tohru ^a  

^a THE SAKAKIBARA HEART INSTITUTE OF OKAYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; EDITORIAL; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART SARCOIDOSIS; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CATHETER ABLATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; SARCOIDOSIS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 58849086063     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.11.011     Document Type: Editorial

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