Progressive increases in complexity of T-wave oscillations herald ischemia-induced ventricular fibrillation

Circulation Research

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 727-732

  Nearing, Bruce D ^a   Verrier, Richard L ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Myocardial ischemia; Repolarization; Sudden death; T wave alternans; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; T WAVE;

ANIMALS; DOGS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; KINETICS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PERIODICITY; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0037131194     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.RES.0000038887.17976.33     Document Type: Article

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