title: The value of defibrillator far-field electrograms for ablation of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation.
abstract: We report a case of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation treated by catheter ablation of the monomorphic initiating premature beat. The initiating focus was identified using intacardiac defibrillator electrograms (EGMs).
authors: Division of Cardiology/Cardiac Arrhythmia, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
authors: Binu
authors: B
authors: Philips
authors: Christine
authors: C
authors: Tompkins
authors: Ronald D
authors: RD
authors: Berger
authors: Saman
authors: S
authors: Nazarian
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D018879:Ventricular Premature Complexes / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*