Outcome of radiofrequency catheter ablation as a non-pharmacological therapy for idiopathic ventricular tachycardia

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 548-552

  Samore, Naseer Ahmed ^a,b   Majeed, Syed Muhammad Imran ^a   Kayani, Azhar Mahmud ^a   Bhalli, Muhammad Asif ^a   Shabbir, Muhammad ^a  

^a National Institute of Heart Diseases National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

^b House No 7 A 1 ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology study; Idiopathic ventricular tachycardia; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EXTRASYSTOLE; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PACEMAKER; PAKISTAN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AORTA SINUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

ADULT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINUS OF VALSALVA; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

EID: 70350334251     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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