Induction of Ventricular Fibrillation by T Wave Shocks: Observations from Monophasic Action Potential Recordings

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 335-340

  Shepard, Richard K ^a   Wood, Mark A ^a   Dan, Dan ^a   Clemo, Henry F ^a   Gilligan, David M ^a   Ellenbogen, Kenneth A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Monophasic action potential; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular repolarization

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, RIGHT;

EID: 0033454048     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009835903873     Document Type: Article

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