Fractionated electrograms in dilated cardiomyopathy: Origin and relation to abnormal conduction

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1071-1078

  De Barker, Jacques M T ^a,b   Van Capelle, Frans J L ^b   Janse, Michiel J ^b   Tasseron, Sara ^b   Vermeulen, Jessica T ^b   De Jonge, Nicolaas ^c   Lahpor, Jaap R ^c  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART DILATATION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART PAPILLARY MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029967809     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(95)00612-5     Document Type: Article

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