Electrocardiographic Recognition of the Epicardial Origin of Ventricular Tachycardias

Circulation

Volumn 109, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 1842-1847

  Berruezo, Antonio ^a   Mont, Lluis ^a   Nava, Santiago ^a   Chueca, Enrique ^a   Bartholomay, Eduardo ^a   Brugada, Josep ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electrocardiography; Pericardium; Tachycardia, ventricular

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ELECTROSURGERY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 1942470444     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000125525.04081.4B     Document Type: Article

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