Activation patterns during selective pacing of the left ventricle can be characterized using noninvasive electrocardiographic imaging

Journal of Electrocardiology

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

  Shannon, Heather Joanne ^a,b   Navarro, Cesar O ^a   Smith, Bernie A ^a   McClelland, Anthony J ^a   Lau, Ernest W ^a   Roberts, Michael J D ^a   Anderson, John M C ^c   Adgey, Jeninifer A ^a  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrocardiographic imaging; Left ventricular pacing; Noncontact endocardial mapping

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA;

AGED; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 35748958067     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2007.05.034     Document Type: Article

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