Pericardial Space Exploration for Ventricular Tachycardia Mapping: Should the Countdown Begin?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 537-538

  Strickberger, S Adam ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERICARDIUM;

BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; PERICARDIUM; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0030160606     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1996.tb00560.x     Document Type: Article

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