Upstream stimulation versus downstream stimulation: Arrhythmogenesis based on repolarization dispersion in the human heart

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 731-736

  Bode, Frank ^a,b   Karasik, Pamela ^a   Katus, Hugo A ^b   Franz, Michael R ^a,c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Medizinische Klinik II   (Germany)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART PACING; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REFRACTORY PERIOD;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGED; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0037151681     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(02)02008-9     Document Type: Article

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