Dispersion of ventricular activation and refractoriness in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 970-974

  Dinerman, Jay L ^a   Berger, Ronald ^a   Haigney, Mark C P ^a   Lawrence, John H ^a   Tomaselli, Gordon F ^a   Calkins, Hugh ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 0030948894     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00024-6     Document Type: Article

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