Predictors of ventricular tachycardia induction in syncopal patients with mild to moderate left ventricular dysfunction

Cardiology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 327-331

  Fazelifar, Amir Farjam ^a   Ashrafi, Peyman ^a   Haghjoo, Majid ^a   Haghighi, Zahra Ojaghi ^a   Abkenar, Hooman Bakhshandeh ^a   Ashour, Ashrafossadat ^b   Azari, Shahrbanou ^b   Forghanian, Azam ^b   Sadr Ameli, Mohammad Ali ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology study; Left ventricular dysfunction; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIS BUNDLE; HUMAN; MALE; MONOMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PURKINJE FIBER; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS NODE; SYNCOPE;

ADULT; AGED; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINOATRIAL NODE; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 70349478620     PISSN: 18975593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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