Discrete systolic potentials during ventricular tachycardia in patients with prior myocardial infarction

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 364-369

  Bogun, Frank ^b   Knight, Bradley ^a   Goyal, Rajiva ^a   Michaud, Gregory F ^a   Strickberger, S Adam ^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; Systolic potential; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033031420     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00684.x     Document Type: Article

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