High-output pacing in mapping of postinfarction ventricular tachycardia

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1709-1714

  Sarrazin, Jean François ^a   Kuehne, Michael ^a   Wells, Darryl ^a   Chalfoun, Nagib ^a   Crawford, Thomas ^a   Boonyapisit, Warangkna ^a   Good, Eric ^a   Chugh, Aman ^a   Oral, Hakan ^a   Jongnarangsin, Krit ^a   Pelosi, Frank ^a   Morady, Fred ^a   Bogun, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Mapping; Myocardial infarction; Pacing; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59749096362     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2008.08.034     Document Type: Article

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