Radiofrequency energy induced ventricular fibrillation in a case of idiopathic premature ventricular contraction originating from the left ventricular papillary muscle

Internal Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 1863-1866

  Yamabe, Hiroshige ^a   Miyazaki, Takashi ^a   Takashio, Seiji ^a   Morihisa, Kenji ^a   Koyama, Junjiroh ^b   Uemura, Takashi ^a   Enomoto, Koji ^a   Ogawa, Hisao ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAISEIKAI KUMAMOTO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Papillary muscle; Premature ventricular contraction; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; DIASTOLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PALPITATION; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS RHYTHM;

ADOLESCENT; CATHETER ABLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; PAPILLARY MUSCLES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 77957926308     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.49.3618     Document Type: Article

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