Analysis during sinus rhythm of critical sites in reentry circuits of postinfarction ventricular tachycardia

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 95-103

  Bogun, Frank ^a,c   Bender, Birgit ^a   Li, Yi Gang ^a   Groenefeld, Gerian ^a   Hohnloser, Stefan H ^a   Pelosi, Frank ^b   Knight, Bradley ^b   Strickberger, S Adam ^b   Morady, Fred ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Mapping; Radiofrequency ablation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SINUS RHYTHM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036704437     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020832502838     Document Type: Article

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