The electrophysiological mechanism of ventricular arrhythmias in the long QT syndrome: Tridimensional mapping of activation and recovery patterns

Circulation Research

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 474-492

  El Sherif, Nabil ^a   Caref, Edward B ^a   Yin, Hong ^a   Restivo, Mark ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

arrhythmia; early afterdepolarization; mapping; reentry; ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ANTHOPLEURIN A;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; LONG QT SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 0029835964     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.79.3.474     Document Type: Article

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