Comparison of conventional and biventricular antitachycardia pacing in a geometrically realistic model of the rabbit ventricle

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1066-1077

  Byrd, Israel A ^a   Rogers, Jack M ^a   Smith, William M ^a   Pollard, Andrew E ^a,b  

^a and Radiation Oncology   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Apical infarct; Computer simulation; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIDROMIC STIMULATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

ANIMALS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLES; MODELS, ANIMAL; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RABBITS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 4644345616     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2004.03672.x     Document Type: Article

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