Prevention of ventricular fibrillation episodes in brugada syndrome by catheter ablation over the anterior right ventricular outflow tract epicardium

Circulation

Volumn 123, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1270-1279

  Nademanee, Koonlawee ^a   Veerakul, Gumpanart ^b   Chandanamattha, Pakorn ^d   Chaothawee, Lertlak ^c   Ariyachaipanich, Aekarach ^a   Jirasirirojanakorn, Kriengkrai ^b   Likittanasombat, Khanchit ^d   Bhuripanyo, Kiertijai ^c   Ngarmukos, Tachapong ^d  

^a Pacific Rim Electrophysiology Research Institute   (United States)

^b Royal Thai Air Force   (Thailand)

^c Bangkok Heart Hospital   (Thailand)

^d MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

arrhythmia; Brugada syndrome; catheter ablation; electrophysiology; mapping

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIAC PATIENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECG ABNORMALITY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CATHETER ABLATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954629348     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.972612     Document Type: Article

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