Emergency catheter ablation of refractory ventricular tachycardia.
Catheter ablation, in extreme cases, can be used successfully as emergency therapy for VT in the CCU. In the hands of a physician experienced in electrophysiologic procedures, catheter ablation may prove to be an alternative to surgical or pharmacologic therapy in acutely ill patients with refractory ventricular arrhythmias.
Stevens
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LL
Redd
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RM
Buckingham
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TA
D000368:Aged; D003422:Critical Care; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D004630:Emergencies / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery*