Mode of initiation and ablation of ventricular fibrillation storms in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1715-1720

  Marrouche, Nassir F ^a   Verma, Atul ^a   Wazni, Oussama ^a   Schweikert, Robert ^a   Martin, David O ^a   Saliba, Walid ^a   Kilicaslan, Fethi ^a   Cummings, Jennifer ^a   Burkhardt, J David ^a   Bhargava, Mandeep ^a   Bash, Dianna ^a   Brachmann, Johannes ^a   Guenther, Jens ^a   Hao, Steven ^a   Beheiry, Salwa ^a   Rossillo, Antonio ^a   Raviele, Antonio ^a   Themistoclakis, Sakis ^a   Natale, Andrea ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

ICD; ICM; implantable cardioverter defibrillator; ischemic cardiomyopathy; left ventricular assist device; LVAD; MI; myocardial infarction; PLP; premature ventricular contraction; Purkinje like potential; PVC; radiofrequency; RF; ventricular fibrillation; VF; VT

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; RECURRENT DISEASE; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CATHETER ABLATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 2342438409     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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