Eliminating Triggers of Ventricular Fibrillation. The Past, Present, and Future

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 529-530

  Lindsay, Bruce D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

ablation; Purkinje fibers; ventricular fibrillation; ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; MONOMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE FIBER;

CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; PURKINJE FIBERS; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 67651064626     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2009.04.040     Document Type: Editorial

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