Limited predictive value of inducible sustained ventricular tachycardia for future occurrence of spontaneous ventricular tachycardia in patients with coronary artery disease and relatively preserved cardiac function

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 205-211

  Matsushita, Takehiko ^a   Chun, Sung ^b   Liem, L Bing ^b   Friday, Karen J ^b   Sung, Ruey J ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Left ventricular ejection fraction; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0042320796     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(03)00032-3     Document Type: Article

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