Mapping and ablation of epicardial idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias from within the coronary venous system

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 274-279

  Baman, Timir S ^a   Ilg, Karl J ^a   Gupta, Sanjaya K ^a   Good, Eric ^a   Chugh, Aman ^a   Jongnarangsin, Krit ^a   Pelosi Jr , Frank ^a   Ebinger, Matthew ^a   Crawford, Thomas ^a   Oral, Hakan ^a   Morady, Fred ^a   Bogun, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Coronary venous system; Mapping; Ventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY VEIN; EPICARDIAL IDIOPATHIC VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; AGED; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERICARDIUM; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSELS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM PATTERN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEINS; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 77954683469     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.109.910802     Document Type: Article

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