Ventricular tachycardia in the Era of ventricular assist devices

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 359-363

  Cesario, David A ^a   Saxon, Leslie A ^a   Cao, Michael K ^a   Bowdish, Michael ^a   Cunningham, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

catheter ablation; congestive heart failure; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; left ventricular assist device; ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 79952526443     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01911.x     Document Type: Review

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