Differing rate dependence and temporal distribution of repolarization alternans in patients with and without ventricular tachycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-71

  Narayan, Sanjiv M ^a   Smith, Joseph M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac pacing; Repolarization alternans; Signal processing; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPOLARIZATION ALTERNANS; T WAVE;

EID: 0032909593     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00643.x     Document Type: Article

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