Electrophysiology of postinfarction ventricular tachycardia: A paradigm of stable reentry

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1288-1292

  Richardson, Allison W ^a   Callans, David J ^b   Josephson, Mark E ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery disease; Electrophysiology; Entrainment; Excitable gap; Programmed stimulation; Reentry; Resetting; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REVIEW;

EID: 0032872032     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00306.x     Document Type: Review

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