Reasons for recurrent ventricular tachycardia after catheter ablation of post-infarction ventricular tachycardia

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 66-73

  Yokokawa, Miki ^a   Desjardins, Benoit ^a   Crawford, Thomas ^a   Good, Eric ^a   Morady, Fred ^a   Bogun, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

ICD electrograms; outcome; post infarctionVT

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

AGED; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; CICATRIX; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 84872048328     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.07.059     Document Type: Article

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