Surgical catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia using left thoracotomy in a patient with hindered access to the left ventricle

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 556-560

  Maury, Philippe ^a   Marcheix, Bertrand ^a   Duparc, Alexandre ^a   HÉbrard, Aurélien ^a   Paquie, Caroline ^a   Mondoly, Pierre ^a   Rollin, Anne ^a   Delay, Marc ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Epicardial catheter ablation; Epicardial ventricular tachycardia; Mitroaortic mechanical prosthetic valves; Surgical approach

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BISOPROLOL; CEFAMANDOLE; FLECAINIDE; HEPARIN; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 63049116328     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02322.x     Document Type: Article

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