Verapamil-sensitive left anterior fascicular ventricular tachycardia associated with a healed myocardial infarction: Changes in the delayed Purkinje potential during sinus rhythm

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-237

  Morishima, Itsuro ^a   Nogami, Akihiko ^b   Tsuboi, Hideyuki ^a   Sone, Takahito ^a  

^a OGAKI MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Delayed Purkinje potential; Left anterior fascicular ventricular tachycardia; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIASTOLE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIS BUNDLE; HISTORY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE FIBER; PURKINJE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS RHYTHM; SYSTOLE;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PURKINJE FIBERS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 48349134845     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-008-9268-4     Document Type: Article

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