'Rescue' radiofrequency ablation for atrial tachycardia presenting as cardiomyopathy in pregnancy

Indian Heart Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 245-247

  Pagad, Sameer V ^a   Barmade, Anand B ^a   Toal, Satish C ^a   Vora, Amit M ^a   Lokhandwala, Yash Y ^a,b  

^a IQVIA   (United States)

^b Sahar Plaza Complex ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Radiofrequency ablation; Tachyarrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AMIODARONE; DILTIAZEM; METOPROLOL; PROPAFENONE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PROGNOSIS; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL;

EID: 6044239310     PISSN: 00194832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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