Percutaneous epicardial radiofrequency ablation of ventricular arrhythmias after failure of endocardial approach: A 9-year experience

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-61

  Grimard, Caroline ^a,b   Lacotte, Jérôme ^a   Hidden Lucet, Françoise ^a   Duthoit, Guillaume ^a   Gallais, Yves ^a   Frank, Robert ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

Coronary heart disease; Epicardial ablation; Implantable defibrillator; Radiofrequency ablation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FLECAINIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PNEUMOPERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; ENDOCARDIUM; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PUNCTURE; REOPERATION; SKIN SURGERY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER ABLATION; DERMATOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUNCTURES; REOPERATION; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72949114648     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01544.x     Document Type: Article

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