EDITORIAL
High-density pace-mapping for scar-related ventricular tachycardia ablation
Travis D. Richardson MD,
William G. Stevenson MD,
Corresponding Author
Travis D. Richardson MD
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Correspondence: Travis D. Richardson, MD, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1211 Medical Center Dr, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorWilliam G. Stevenson MD
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Search for more papers by this authorTravis D. Richardson MD,
William G. Stevenson MD,
Corresponding Author
Travis D. Richardson MD
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Correspondence: Travis D. Richardson, MD, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1211 Medical Center Dr, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorWilliam G. Stevenson MD
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 06 June 2022
Disclosures: Dr. Stevenson has received speaking Honoria from: Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Abbott, Johnson and Johnson, and Biotronik; he is coholder of a patent for irrigated needle ablation that is consigned to Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Richardson has received research funding from Medtronic Inc, Abbott Inc. and served as a consultant for Philips Inc. and Johnson and Johnson.
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