Safety, long-term results, and predictors of recurrence after complete endocardial ventricular tachycardia substrate ablation in patients with previous myocardial infarction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 499-505

  Arenal, Ángel ^a   Hernández, Jesús ^a   Calvo, David ^a   Ceballos, Cecilia ^a   Atéa, Leonardo ^a   Datino, Tomás ^a   Atienza, Felipe ^a   González Torrecilla, Esteban ^a   Eídelman, Gabriél ^a   Miracle, Ángel ^a   Avila, Pablo ^a   Bermejo, Javier ^a   Fernández Avilés, Francisco ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPLETE ENDOCARDIAL VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA SUBSTRATE ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

AGED; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84873288480     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.10.031     Document Type: Article

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