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The modern surgical treatment of ventricular tachycardia (VT) after myocardial infarction (MT) is based on the mechanism of the arrhythmia and the significance of the pathological lesions [1, 2].
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Guiraudon, G., Cabrol, C., Fontaine, G., Frank, R., Barra, J., Pavie, A. (1981). Surgical Treatment of Chronic Ventricular Tachycardia After Myocardial Infarction. In: Roskamm, H. (eds) Myocardial Infarction at Young Age. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68294-0_31
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