Efficacy of catheter ablation in patients with an electrical storm

Kardiologia Polska

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 665-670

  Koźluk, Edward ^a   Gaj, Sylwia ^a   Kiliszek, Marek ^a   Lodziński, Piotr ^a   Pia̧tkowska, Agnieszka ^a   Opolski, Grzegorz ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cryoablation; Electrical storm; Epicardial ablation; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTIC VALVE REPAIR; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRICAL STORM; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; SPONGIFORM CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 79960686608     PISSN: 00229032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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