Organization of myocardial activation during ventricular fibrillation after myocardial infarction: Evidence for sustained high-frequency sources

Circulation

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-163

  Thomas, Stuart P ^a   Thiagalingam, Aravinda ^b   Wallace, Elisabeth ^b   Kovoor, Pramesh ^b   Ross, David L ^b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Death, sudden; Fibrillation; Ventricles

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART BEAT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SHEEP; SUDDEN DEATH; WAVEFORM;

ANIMALS; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SHEEP; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 22144433345     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.104.503631     Document Type: Article

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