Three-dimensional mapping of the initiation of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia in the human heart

Circulation

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2517-2527

  Chung, Mina K ^b   Pogwizd, Steven M ^a   Miller, Dave P ^b   Cain, Michael E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

death, sudden; electrophysiology; mapping; tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SUDDEN DEATH; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0030974385     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.95.11.2517     Document Type: Article

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