Left ventricular outflow tract ventricular tachycardia originating from the noncoronary Cusp: Electrocardiographic and electrophysiological characterization and radiofrequency ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1287-1290

  Alasady, Muayad ^a   Singleton, Cameron B ^a   McGavigan, Andrew D ^a  

^a FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aortic coronary cusp; Catheter ablation; Electrocardiography; Noncoronary cusp; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; NONCORONARY CUSP VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 68149130149     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01471.x     Document Type: Article

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