Electrophysiologic substrate underlying postinfarction ventricular tachycardia: Characterization and role in catheter ablation

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Haqqani, Haris M ^a   Marchlinski, Francis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Electroanatomic mapping; Myocardial infarction; Substrate; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SCAR FORMATION; SINUS RHYTHM;

CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 67651149829     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.04.023     Document Type: Article

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