Mechanisms for spontaneous termination of monomorphic, sustained ventricular tachycardia: Results of activation mapping of reentrant circuits in the epicardial border zone of subacute canine infarcts

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 460-472

  Schmitt, Heiko ^a   Wit, Andrew L ^a   Coromilas, James ^a   Waldecker, Bernd ^b  

^a Department of Neurology and the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain   (United States)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DOG; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CORONARY VESSELS; DOGS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART BLOCK; HEART RATE; LIGATION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM; PERICARDIUM; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0031955062     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(97)00513-5     Document Type: Article

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