Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardias Associated with Nonischemic Cardiomyopathies

Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 535-561

  Wood, Mark A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 79957557407     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-0312-0.50034-7     Document Type: Chapter

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