Different forms of ventricular tachycardia involving the left anterior fascicle in nonischemic cardiomyopathy: Critical sites of the reentrant circuit in low-voltage areas

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 841-849

  Reithmann, Christopher ^a   Hahnefeld, Anton ^a   Ulbrich, Michael ^a   Matis, Tomas ^a   Steinbeck, Gerhard ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bundle branch block; Catheter ablation; Mapping; Pacemakers; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; HEPARIN; ORCIPRENALINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DIASTOLE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE LEFT ANTERIOR FASCICLE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BUNDLE OF HIS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 68149112183     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01467.x     Document Type: Article

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