Electrocardiographic and morphometric features in patients with ventricular tachycardia of right ventricular origin

Heart

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 388-393

  Kazmierczak, J ^a   De Sutter, J ^a   Tavernier, R ^a   Cuvelier, C ^a   Dimmer, C ^a   Jordaens, L ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia; Electrocardiography; Endomyocardial biopsy; Ventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MORPHOMETRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX;

EID: 0031959154     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.79.4.388     Document Type: Article

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