Catheter-based ablation for ventricular arrhythmias

Current Cardiology Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 399-406

  John, Roy M ^a   Stevenson, William G ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Epicardial ablation; Idiopathic ventricular tachycardia; Radiofrequency ablation; Transcoronary ethanol ablation; Ventricular Arrhythmia; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ISOPRENALINE; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PURKINJE FIBER; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TRANSCORONARY ETHANOL ABLATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CATHETER ABLATION; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 81255171212     PISSN: 15233782     EISSN: 15343170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11886-011-0201-6     Document Type: Article

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