Entrance site of the slow conduction zone of verapamil-sensitive idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia: Evidence supporting macroreentry in the Purkinje system

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 184-190

  Lai, Ling Ping ^a   Lin, Jiunn Lee ^a   Hwang, Juey Jen ^a   Stephen Huang, Shoei K ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Entrainment study; Idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE FIBER; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0031915702     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1998.tb00898.x     Document Type: Article

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