Mechanisms of focal ventricular tachycardia in humans

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Markowitz, Steven M ^a   Lerman, Bruce B ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Automaticity; Triggered activity; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART AUTOMATICITY; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MONOMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAM PATTERN; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 67651124805     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.02.034     Document Type: Article

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