Robotic catheter ablation of left ventricular tachycardia: Initial experience

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1837-1846

  Valderrábano, Miguel ^a   Dave, Amish S ^a   Báez Escudero, José L ^a   Rami, Tapan ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Left ventricular assist device; Robotic navigation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; GROIN HEMATOMA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; ROBOTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROBOTICS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 82455187942     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2011.07.032     Document Type: Article

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