The R-on-T phenomenon in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 752-755

  Fries, Roland ^a   Steuer, Marcus ^a   Schäfers, Hans Joachim ^a   Böhm, Michael ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R WAVE; RECIPIENT; T WAVE;

EID: 0037443569     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)03424-0     Document Type: Article

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