Pathophysiologic Substrate for Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia in Coronary Artery Disease

Japanese Circulation Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 459-466

  Josephson, Mark E ^a   Zimetbaum, Peter ^a   Huang, David ^a   Sauberman, Roy ^a   Monahan, Kevin M ^a   Callans, David S ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmogenic substrate; Coronary artery disease; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE EXCITABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ARRHYTHMIA; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0030860924     PISSN: 00471828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/jcj.61.459     Document Type: Article

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