Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia in patients with coronary heart disease: Part I: Mapping

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1261-1277

  Delacretaz, Etienne ^a   Stevenson, William G ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; DIASTOLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NONHUMAN; QRS COMPLEX; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034884358     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2001.01261.x     Document Type: Review

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