Ventricular flutter induced during electrophysiologic studies in patients with old myocardial infarction: Clinical and electrophysiologic predictors, and prognostic significance

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 913-919

  Viskin, Sami ^a,b   Ish Shalom, Maya ^a   Koifman, Edward ^a   Rozovski, Uri ^a   Zeltser, David ^a   Glick, Aharon ^a   Finkelstein, Ariel ^a   Halkin, Amir ^a   Fish, Roman ^a   Belhassen, Bernard ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Myocardial infarction; Sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia; Ventricular flutter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE FLUTTER; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STROKE VOLUME; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 10744231188     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2003.03082.x     Document Type: Article

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