Late potentials abolition as an additional technique for reduction of arrhythmia recurrence in scar related ventricular tachycardia ablation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 621-627

  Vergara, Pasquale ^a   Trevisi, Nicola ^a   Ricco, Annalisa ^a   Petracca, Francesco ^a   Baratto, Francesca ^a   Cireddu, Manuela ^a   Bisceglia, Caterina ^a   Maccabelli, Giuseppe ^a   Della Bella, Paolo ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Electroanatomical mapping; Epicardial ablation; Late potentials; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROANATOMIC MAPPING; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CATHETER ABLATION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOLTAGE-SENSITIVE DYE IMAGING;

EID: 84862159817     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02246.x     Document Type: Article

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