Time dependent changes in duration of ventricular repolarization after AV node ablation: Insights into the possible mechanism of postprocedural sudden death

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 10 I, 2000, Pages 1539-1544

  Dizon, Jose ^a,b   Blitzer, Mark ^a   Rubin, David ^a   Coromilas, James ^a   Costeas, Constantino ^a   Kassotis, John ^a   Reiffel, James ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

AV node; Sudden death; Ventricular repolarization

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; QT INTERVAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0033783138     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2000.01539.x     Document Type: Article

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