Differences in the activation patterns between sustained and self-terminating episodes of human ventricular fibrillation

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 130-135

  Mäkikallio, Timo H ^a   Huikuri, Heikki V ^a   Myerburg, Robert J ^a   Seppänen, Tapio ^a   Kloosterman, Martin ^a   Interian Jr , Alberto ^a   Castellanos, Agustin ^a   Mitrani, Raul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Organized dynamics; Tachyarrhythmias; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DYNAMICS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036264043     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07853890252953527     Document Type: Article

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