Novel use of preprocedure imaging for planning and guidance of right atrium-to-left ventricle access for catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia.

HeartRhythm Case Rep

Harvard-Thorndike Electrophysiology Institute, Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Published: November 2021

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