Demonstration of Purkinje potential during idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia: A Marker for ablation site by transient entrainment

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 12 I, 1997, Pages 3004-3007

  Nishizaki, Mitsuhiro ^a   Arita, Masataka ^a   Sakurada, Harumizu ^b   Ashikaga, Takashi ^a   Yamawake, Noriyoshi ^a   Numano, Fujio ^b   Hiraoka, Masayasu ^b  

^a Yokohama Kanagawa   (Japan)

^b Tokyo Institute of Technology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Entrainment; Idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia; Purkinje potential; Radiofrequency ablation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PURKINJE FIBERS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0031465636     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb05476.x     Document Type: Article

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