Alternans in QRS amplitude during ventricular tachycardia

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 142-150

  Maury, Philippe ^a   Metzger, Jacques ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alternans; Antitachycardia pacing; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNANS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; QRS COMPLEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036188794     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2002.00142.x     Document Type: Article

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