The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 129, Issue 2 , Pages 446-447 , February 2005

Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia after radiofrequency maze procedure: Report of two cases

  • Santosh Kumar Dora, DM

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Kerala, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Santosh Kumar Dora, DM, Division of Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India-695 011
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  • Praveen Kerala Varma, Mch

      Affiliations

    • Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Kerala, India
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  • Chandrabhanu Parija, MS

      Affiliations

    • Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Kerala, India
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  • Krishnakumar Nair, DM

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Kerala, India
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  • Rupa Sreedhar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Anesthesiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Kerala, India
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  • Kurur Sankaran Neelakandhan, Mch

      Affiliations

    • Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Kerala, India
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  • Jaganmohan Tharakan, DM

      Affiliations

    • Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Kerala, India

Received 4 May 2004 ,Accepted 21 May 2004.

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PII: S0022-5223(04)00880-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.05.026

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 129, Issue 2 , Pages 446-447 , February 2005

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