Electrophysiological mechanism of the characteristic electrocardiographic morphology of torsade de pointes tachyarrhythmias in the long-QT syndrome: Detailed analysis of ventricular tridimensional activation patterns

Circulation

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 4392-4399

  El Sherif, Nabil ^a   Chinushi, Masaomi ^a   Caref, Edward B ^a   Restivo, Mark ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Electrophysiology; Tachyarrhythmias; Torsade de pointes

Indexed keywords

ANTHOPLEURIN A;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DOG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; LONG QT SYNDROME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 0031467877     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.96.12.4392     Document Type: Article

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