Is the postpacing interval of any value during ablation of postinfarction ventricular tachycardia?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 52-55

  Friedman, Peter L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; EDITORIAL; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA;

EID: 0032931903     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00641.x     Document Type: Editorial

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