Epicardial ablation for ventricular tachycardia: A European multicenter study

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 653-659

  Bella, Paolo Della ^a   Brugada, Josep ^b   Zeppenfeld, Katja ^c   Merino, Jose ^d   Neuzil, Petr ^e   Maury, Philippe ^f   MacCabelli, Giuseppe ^a   Vergara, Pasquale ^a   Baratto, Francesca ^a   Berruezo, Antonio ^b   Wijnmaalen, Adrianus P ^c  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^e NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

^f CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Percutaneous epicardial mapping; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERICARDIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EUROPE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84555219914     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.111.962217     Document Type: Article

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