Noninvasive electrocardiographic imaging of arrhythmogenesis: insights from modeling and human studies

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 6 SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Ghanem, Raja N ^a  

^a MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Dispersion; Electrocardiographic imaging; Intraoperative mapping; Mapping; Repolarization

Indexed keywords

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOLING; DOG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPICARDIUM; FRACTIONATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; MODEL; NONHUMAN; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUDDEN DEATH; UNITED STATES; WARMING;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOGS; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 35748955485     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2007.06.014     Document Type: Article

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