Electrophysiologic and histopathologic findings of the ablation sites for ventricular fibrillation in a patient with ischemic cardiomyopathy

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-137

  Nogami, Akihiko ^a   Kubota, Shoichi ^a   Adachi, Masamitsu ^b   Igawa, Osamu ^b  

^a YOKOHAMA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ablation; Fibromuscular band; Papillary muscle; Purkinje system; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE CELL; PURKINJE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; QRS COMPLEX;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 59649089080     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-008-9312-4     Document Type: Article

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