Ischemia-induced changes of the signal-averaged electrocardiogram: Experimental investigation during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty balloon-occluded coronary artery

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1316-1322

  Steinbigler, Peter ^a   Haberl, Ralph ^a   Steinbeck, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ischemia; Late potentials; Signal averaging; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0032833552     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00185.x     Document Type: Article

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