Epicardial ablation of ventricular tachycardia in a child on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 901-904

  Thomas, Vincent ^a   Lawrence, David ^a   Kogon, Brian ^b   Frias, Patricio ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epicardial ablation; Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; Pediatric; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ESMOLOL; NADOLOL; PROCAINAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; EPICARDIAL ABLATION; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOARTERIAL EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERICARDIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SURGERY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL MEMBRANE OXYGENATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFANT; PERICARDIUM; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 77955557546     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-010-9734-5     Document Type: Article

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