Hybrid procedures for epicardial catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia: Value of surgical access

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1635-1643

  Michowitz, Yoav ^a   Mathuria, Nilesh ^a   Tung, Roderick ^a   Esmailian, Fardad ^a   Kwon, Murray ^a   Nakahara, Shiro ^a   Bourke, Tara ^a   Boyle, Noel G ^a   Mahajan, Aman ^a   Shivkumar, Kalyanam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Pericardium; Surgery; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; PHRENIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL HEMORRHAGE; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INFECTION; THORACOTOMY; THORAX PAIN;

AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; EPICARDIAL MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78049458364     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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