Bipolar ablation of ventricular tachycardia in a patient after atrial switch operation for dextro-transposition of the great arteries

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Piers, Sebastiaan R D ^a   Dyrda, Katia ^a   Tao, Qian ^a   Zeppenfeld, Katja ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DISOPYRAMIDE;

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEXTROTRANSPOSITION OF THE GREAT ARTERY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GREAT VESSELS TRANSPOSITION; HEART ATRIUM SWITCH OPERATION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VALVE STENOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT VESSELS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862253110     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.111.969345     Document Type: Article

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