Direct transthoracic access to the left ventricle for catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 178-185

  Hsieh, Calvin H C ^a,b   Thomas, Stuart P ^a,b   Ross, David L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Electrophysiology; Tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; HEPARIN; LIDOCAINE; MEXILETINE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE COURSE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INJURY; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMATOTHORAX; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESUSCITATION; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASCULAR ACCESS; AORTA VALVE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VENTRICLE; METHODOLOGY; MITRAL VALVE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AORTIC VALVE; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 77951919232     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.109.906628     Document Type: Article

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