Epicardial macro-reentrant ventricular tachycardia exhibiting an endocardial centrifugal activation pattern in a case with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 692-695

  Yamada, Takumi ^a   Plumb, Vance J ^a   Tabereaux, Paul B ^a   Kay, G Neal ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy; Epicardial; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Reentrant; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIAL MACRO REENTRANT VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SINUS RHYTHM; TRICUSPID VALVE;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 66549116594     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01395.x     Document Type: Article

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