13th International Congress
THE "NEW FRONTIERS"
OF ARRHYTHMIAS 1998

January 24-31, 1998
Marilleva, Trento, Italy

RT-131

Survival after sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia: a role of aetiology of heart disease, left ventricular function, morphology of
QRS-tachycardia, clinical presentation:
a follow-up up to 12 years

N. Baldi, V. Morrone, V.A. Russo, G. Polimeni.
Department of Cardiology, Azienda Ospedale S.S. Annunziata, Taranto, Italy

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