Electrophysiological Findings in Idiopathic Recurrent Ventricular Fibrillation: Special Reference to Mode of Induction, Drug Testing, and Long-Term Outcomes

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 929-939

  Aizawa, Yoshifusa ^a   Naitoh, Naoki ^a   Washizuka, Takashi ^a   Takahashi, Kazuyoshi ^a   Uchiyama, Hirohide ^a   Shiba, Masami ^a   Shibata, Akira ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drug efficacy; Electrophysiological study; Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation; Inducibility

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0029935896     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1996.tb03389.x     Document Type: Article

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