Diagnostic clues from the surface ECG to identify idiopathic (fascicular) ventricular tachycardia: Correlation with electrophysiologic findings

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 2-8

  Andrade, Fernando Rosas ^a   Eslami, Massoud ^a   Elias, Jorge ^a   Kinoshita, Osamu ^a   Nakazato, Yuji ^a   Marcus, Frank I ^a   Frank, Robert ^a   Tonet, Joelci ^a   Fontaine, Guy ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES FOIX   (France)

Author keywords

ablation; AV dissociation in VT; idiopathic fascicular ventricular tachycardia; presystolic potentials; surface ECG; ventricular tachycardia diagnosis

Indexed keywords

VERAPAMIL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030027020     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1996.tb00454.x     Document Type: Article

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