Interactions between paced wavefronts and monomorphic ventricular tachycardia: Implications for antitachycardia pacing

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1129-1139

  Byrd, Israel A ^a   Kay, Matthew W ^b   Pollard, Andrew E ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomic reentry; Apical infarct; Arrhythmia termination

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPICARDIUM; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART CYCLE; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; PERICARDIUM; RABBITS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 33748741695     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00579.x     Document Type: Article

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