Catheter ablation of an incessant ventricular tachycardia originating from the left aortic sinus cusp in an adolescent with subacute myocarditis

Clinical Research in Cardiology

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-70

  Kettering, Klaus ^a   Kampmann, Christoph ^a   Mollnau, Hanke ^a   Kreitner, Karl Friedrich ^a   Münzel, Thomas ^a   Weiß, Christian ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESMOLOL; METOPROLOL SUCCINATE;

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MYOCARDITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCARDITIS; SINUS OF VALSALVA; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 58849136593     PISSN: 18610684     EISSN: 18610692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-008-0717-y     Document Type: Letter

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