Historical perspectives of cardiac electrophysiology

Hellenic Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-16

  Lüderitz, Berndt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Electrophysiology; Pacing; Pathophysiology

Indexed keywords

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; BLOOD VESSEL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RHYTHM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LONG QT SYNDROME; PALMOPLANTAR KERATODERMA; PATHOGENESIS; PULSE RATE; QT PROLONGATION; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH; TACHYCARDIA; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS;

EID: 59949096791     PISSN: 10117970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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