Ventricular arrhythmias in normal hearts

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 265-291

  Lerman, Bruce B ^a   Stein, Kenneth M ^a   Markowitz, Steven M ^a   Mittal, Suneet ^a   Slotwiner, David J ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; PROPRANOLOL; VERAPAMIL;

CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0034029053     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0733-8651(05)70141-7     Document Type: Article

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