Value of dynamic substrate mapping to identify the critical diastolic pathway in postoperative ventricular reentrant tachycardias after surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 930-937

  Schneider, Heike E ^a   Schill, Manfred ^a   Kriebel, Thomas ^a   Paul, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Electroanatomic mapping; Noncontact mapping; Tetralogy of Fallot; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR CODED ISOPOTENTIAL MAPPING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIASTOLE; DYNAMIC SUBSTRATE MAPPING; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FALLOT TETRALOGY; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUS RHYTHM; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TETRALOGY OF FALLOT;

EID: 84870449295     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2012.02333.x     Document Type: Article

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