The origin of epicardial ventricular tachycardia revealed by entrainment from a permanent epicardial left ventricular pacing lead

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1293-1295

  Inada, Keiichi ^a   Rosman, Jonathan ^a   Couper, Gregory ^a   Tedrow, Usha B ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac resynchronization therapy; Catheter ablation; Coronary artery disease; Cryoablation; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENT; CRYOABLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; EPICARDIUM; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RECURRENT DISEASE; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCAR; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULAR PATENCY;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; PERICARDIUM; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 78249253336     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01856.x     Document Type: Article

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