A Case of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia Associated with an Old Myocardial Infarction Guided by a Noncontact Mapping System

Journal of Arrhythmia

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 36-41

  Miyamoto, Koji ^a   Tsuchiya, Takeshi ^a   Yasuoka, Chie ^b   Tanioka, Yoshito ^b  

^a EP Expert Doctors Team Tsuchiya   (Japan)

^b Omura Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

activation; myocardial infarction; noncontact mapping system; radiofrequency catheter ablation; ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84963858851     PISSN: 18804276     EISSN: 18832148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4020/jhrs.25.36     Document Type: Article

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