Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia after myocardial infarction: Relation of endocardial sinus rhythm late potentials to the reentry circuit

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1015-1023

  Harada, Tomoo ^a   Stevenson, William G ^a   Kocovic, Dusan Z ^a   Friedman, Peter L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SINUS RHYTHM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; REACTION TIME; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030828965     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(97)00257-X     Document Type: Article

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