Analysis of the pattern of initiation of sustained ventricular arrhythmias in patients with implantable defibrillators

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 719-726

  Taylor, Eric ^a   Berger, Ronald ^a   Hummel, John D ^a   Dinerman, Jay L ^a   Kenknight, Bruce ^a   Arria, Amelia M ^a   Tomaselli, Gordon ^a   Calkins, Hugh ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia; Torsades de pointes; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; DEFIBRILLATOR; EXTRASYSTOLE; FEMALE; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART DILATATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033922672     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2000.tb00040.x     Document Type: Article

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