Role of radiofrequency catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in cardiac sarcoidosis: Report from a multicenter registry

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-195

  Jefic, Dane ^a   Joel, Binjou ^c   Good, Eric ^c   Morady, Fred ^c   Rosman, Howard ^a   Knight, Bradley ^b   Bogun, Frank ^c  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac sarcoidosis; Mapping; Radiofrequency ablation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOFETILIDE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MEXILETINE; PREDNISONE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART SARCOIDOSIS; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SARCOIDOSIS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SARCOIDOSIS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58849161930     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.10.039     Document Type: Article

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