Electrocardiographic pattern as a guide for management and radiofrequency ablation of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia

Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 30-36

  Tanner, Hildegard ^a   Wolber, Thomas ^a   Schwick, Nicola ^a   Fuhrer, Juerg ^a   Delacretaz, Etienne ^a  

^a BERN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; R WAVE; RADIOFREQUENCY;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 9144268037     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000081849     Document Type: Article

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