Ablation of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia

Current Cardiology Reports

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 382-388

  Schreiber, Doreen ^a   Kottkamp, Hans ^a  

^a HerzZentrum Hirslanden Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fascicular tachycardia; Idiopathic ventricular tachycardia; Outflow tract

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; AORTA ROOT; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY SINUS; EPICARDIUM; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART PACING; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE PERFORATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MITRAL VALVE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PULMONARY ARTERY; REVIEW; TRICUSPID VALVE; VEIN RUPTURE; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

AORTA; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; PERICARDIUM; PULMONARY ARTERY; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 77956266207     PISSN: 15233782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11886-010-0121-x     Document Type: Review

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