Epicardial Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Chagas Heart Disease

Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-67

  Scanavacca, Mauricio ^a   Sosa, Eduardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Chagas heart disease; Epicardial ablation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BENZNIDAZOLE;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CATHETER ABLATION; CHAGAS DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE COURSE; EPICARDIUM; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY; MITRAL VALVE; NEEDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 74849105363     PISSN: 18779182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccep.2009.11.004     Document Type: Review

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