Idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias originating from the left ventricular summit anatomic concepts relevant to ablation

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 616-623

  Yamada, Takumi ^a   McElderry, H Thomas ^a   Doppalapudi, Harish ^a   Okada, Taro ^b   Murakami, Yoshimasa ^b   Yoshida, Yukihiko ^c   Yoshida, Naoki ^d   Inden, Yasuya ^d   Murohara, Toyoaki ^d   Plumb, Vance J ^a   Kay, G Neal ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b Aichi Prefectural Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA DAINI RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epicardial; Great cardiac vein; Idiopathic ventricular arrhythmia; Left ventricular summit; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY VEIN; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPICARDIUM; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; GREAT BLOOD VESSEL; GREAT CORONARY VEIN; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE SUMMIT; HEART MUSCLE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMPEDANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; R WAVE; SURGICAL ANATOMY; ADOLESCENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HISTOLOGY; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952115273     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.110.939744     Document Type: Article

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