Clinical Significance and Contributing Factors of Long-Term Variability in Induced Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1049-1056

  Hayashi, Meiso ^a   Kobayashi, Yoshinori ^a   Morita, Norishige ^a   Iwasaki, Yu Ki ^a   Ohmura, Kazuko ^a   Atarashi, Hirotsugu ^a   Katoh, Takao ^a   Takano, Teruo ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrophysiologic study; Iodine 123 metaiodobenzylguanidine; Long term variability; Thallium 201; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; IODINE 123; THALLIUM 201;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISOTOPE LABELING; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SYMPATHECTOMY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0242575993     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.03164.x     Document Type: Article

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