Epicardial ablation as a bailout in electrical storm?

Herzschrittmachertherapie und Elektrophysiologie

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 93-101

  Al Mohani, Ghaliah ^a   Israel, Carsten ^b   Casella, Michela ^a   Carbucicchio, Corrado ^a  

^a CENTRO CARDIOLOGICO MONZINO   (Italy)

^b EVANGELISCHES KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrical storm; Epicardial ablation; Epicardial substrate; Ischemic cardiomyopathy; Ventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ABLATION CATHETER; ARTICLE; CARDIAC IMAGING; CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATHETER ABLATION; EARLY INTERVENTION; ELECTRICAL STORM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVATION MAPPING; ENDOCARDIAL ABLATION; EPICARDIAL ABLATION; EPICARDIUM; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; HEART VENTRICLE PERFORATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK; SCAR; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; PERICARDIUM; PROCEDURES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

CATHETER ABLATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; PERICARDIUM; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 84904856194     PISSN: 09387412     EISSN: 14351544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00399-014-0308-8     Document Type: Article

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