Connecting the Dots. The Relevance of Scar in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 53, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1146-1147

  Kadish, Alan H ^a   Rubenstein, Jason C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ablation; magnetic resonance imaging; mapping; nonischemic cardiomyopathy; ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM;

CARDIOMYOPATHY; CATHETER ABLATION; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONVALESCENCE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; EDITORIAL; FIBROBLAST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QRS COMPLEX;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 62549112593     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.12.027     Document Type: Editorial

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