Cycle length dynamics and spatial stability at the onset of postinfarction monomorphic ventricular tachycardias induced in patients and canine preparations

Circulation

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1845-1859

  Vinet, Alain ^b   Cardinal, René ^a   LeFranc, Pierre ^b   Hélie, François ^b   Rocque, Pierre ^b   Kus, Teresa ^b   Pagé, Pierre ^b  

^a HÔPITAL DU SACRÉ COEUR DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

myocardial infarction; reentry; tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0029883283     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.93.10.1845     Document Type: Article

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