Characteristics of Local Electrograms with Diastolic Potentials: Identification of Different Components of Return Pathways in Ventricular Tachycardia

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 235-245

  Saito, Junichi ^a   Downar, Eugene ^a,b   Doig, J Colin ^a   Masse, Stéphane ^a   Sevaptsidis, Elias ^a   Shi, Mei Hao ^a   Chen, Thomas C K ^a   Kimber, Shane ^a   Harris, Louise ^a   Mickleborough, Lynda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diastolic potential; Mapping; Reentry; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIASTOLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; DIASTOLE; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0032152795     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009776618809     Document Type: Article

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