Epicardial ablation of ventricular tachycardia in ischemic heart disease

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1115-1122

  Sarkozy, Andrea ^a   Tokuda, Michifumi ^b   Tedrow, Usha B ^b   Sieria, Juan ^c,d   Michaud, Gregory F ^b   Couper, Gregory S ^e   John, Roy ^b   Stevenson, William G ^b  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Fundacion Barrie   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Epicardial mapping; Myocardial ischemia; Tachycardia; Ventricular

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SURGERY; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMOPERICARDIUM; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPERATING ROOM; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEAL HEMATOMA; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

EID: 84892143218     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.113.000467     Document Type: Article

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