Repetitive monomorphic tachycardia from the left ventricular outflow tract: Electrocardiographic patterns consistent with a left ventricular site of origin

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1023-1027

  Callans, David J ^a   Menz, Volker ^a   Schwartzman, David ^a   Gottlieb, Charles D ^a   Marchlinski, Francis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0030891795     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(97)00004-1     Document Type: Article

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