Ablation for ventricular tachycardia: Is more always better? How much more is too much?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 142-143

  Bogun, Frank ^a   Crawford, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiomyopathy; catheter ablation; electrical storm; ischemic epicardial ablation; ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRICAL STORM; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 84863442314     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.03.043     Document Type: Editorial

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