Endocardial mapping of ventricular fibrillation in commotio cordis

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1355-1356

  Alsheikh Ali, Alawi A ^a   Akelman, Christopher ^a   Madias, Christopher ^a   Link, Mark S ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Commotio cordis; Mapping; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ENDOCARDIUM MAPPING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SWINE; THORAX BLUNT TRAUMA;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; ENDOCARDIUM; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 50549103360     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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