Improvement of cardiac function and neurological remodeling in a patient with tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy after catheter ablation

Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 134-138

  Omichi, Chikaya ^a   Tanaka, Takeshi ^b   Kakizawa, Yoshiko ^b   Yamada, Ayako ^b   Ishii, Yasuhiro ^b   Nagashima, Hirotaka ^b   Kanmatsuse, Katsuo ^b   Endo, Masahiro ^b  

^a Kitahara Hospital   (Japan)

^b Osaki Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Neurological remodeling; Tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy; Ventricular remodeling; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE I 123; THALLIUM 201;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART DENERVATION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; TACHYCARDIA INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIAC COMPLEXES, PREMATURE; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TACHYCARDIA; THALLIUM RADIOISOTOPES; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 67650726462     PISSN: 09145087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jjcc.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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