Dispersion of the monophasic action potential duration in patients with polymorphic ventricular tachycardia

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 217-224

  Shimizu, Hiroki ^a   Inoue, Tomoo ^a   Miwa, Shusuke ^a   Yoshida, Akihiro ^a   Itagaki, Takeshi ^a   Ohnishi, Yoshio ^a   Yokoyama, Mitsuhiro ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dispersion of repolarization; Monophasic action potential; Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ISOPRENALINE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0032807562     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(99)90104-8     Document Type: Article

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