Initiation patterns of monomorphic ventricular tachycardia in acute myocardial infarction: Analysis of rhythm strips

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 171-174

  Gorenek, Bulent ^a   Dogan, Volkan ^a   Yasar, Binnur ^a   Birdane, Alparslan ^a   Cavusoglu, Yuksel ^a   Unalir, Ahmet ^a   Ata, Necmi ^a   Timuralp, Bilgin ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Initiation patterns; Myocardial infarction; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXTRASYSTOLE; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; RR INTERVAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STROKE VOLUME; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 42249092512     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.63.2.2029524     Document Type: Article

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