Localization of the Isthmus in Reentrant Circuits by Analysis of Electrograms Derived from Clinical Noncontact Mapping during Sinus Rhythm and Ventricular Tachycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-36

  Ciaccio, Edward J ^a,c   Chow, Anthony W ^b   Davies, D Wyn ^b   Wit, Andrew L ^a   Peters, Nicholas S ^a,b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrograms; Mapping; Reentry; Tachycardia; Ventricles

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINUS RHYTHM;

ALGORITHMS; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TACHYCARDIA, SINOATRIAL NODAL REENTRY; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0742272646     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.03134.x     Document Type: Article

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