Repeat percutaneous epicardial mapping and ablation of ventricular tachycardia: Safety and outcome

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 744-749

  Tschabrunn, Cory M ^a   Haqqani, Haris M ^a   Zado, Erica S ^a   Marchlinski, Francis E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

adhesions; catheter ablation; epicardial access; mapping; pericardium; ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADHESION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; EPICARDIUM; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDIUM; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; CATHETERS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; PHILADELPHIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE ADHESIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE; VOLTAGE-SENSITIVE DYE IMAGING;

EID: 84863720497     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2011.02286.x     Document Type: Article

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