Clinical value of the postpacing interval for mapping of ventricular tachycardia in patients with prior myocardial infarction

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-51

  Bogun, Frank ^b   Knight, Bradley ^a   Goyal, Rajiva ^a   Adam Strickberger, S ^a   Hohnloser, Stefan H ^b   Morady, Fred ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Concealed entrainment; Postpacing interval; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; GENERATOR; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA;

EID: 0032909221     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00640.x     Document Type: Article

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