Catheter ablation of recurrent scar-related ventricular tachycardia using electroanatomical mapping and irrigated ablation technology: Results of the prospective multicenter Euro-VT-study

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-53

  Tanner, Hildegard ^a   Hindricks, Gerhard ^a   Volkmer, Marius ^b   Furniss, Steve ^c   KÜhlkamp, Volker ^d   Lacroix, Dominique ^e   De Chillou, Christian ^f   Almendral, Jesús ^g   Caponi, Domenico ^h   Kuck, Karl Heinz ^b   Kottkamp, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^e UNIV LILLE   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^g HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^h Asti Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Electroanatomical mapping; Irrigation; Myocardial infarction; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROANATOMICAL MAPPING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; CICATRIX; COMPLICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; LAVAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; CICATRIX; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SECONDARY PREVENTION; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72949105566     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01563.x     Document Type: Article

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