POTENTIALITIES OF INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Abstract
The following issues of clinical use of intracardiac echocardiography are considered: requirements for the equipment, study protocol, imaging requirements, potentiality of use during catheter treatment of arrhythmias.
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Vorobyeva V.M. POTENTIALITIES OF INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY. Journal of Arrhythmology. 2009;(58):35-41. (In Russ.)
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