Tachycardia-related channel in the scar tissue in patients with sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardias: Influence of the voltage scar definition

Circulation

Volumn 110, Issue 17, 2004, Pages 2568-2574

  Arenal, Angel ^a   Del Castillo, Silvia ^a   Gonzalez Torrecilla, Esteban ^a   Atienza, Felipe ^a   Ortiz, Mercedes ^a   Jimenez, Javier ^a   Puchol, Alberto ^a   García, Javier ^a   Almendral, Jesús ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Coronary disease; Mapping; Tachycardia, ventricular

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SCAR;

AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; CICATRIX; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 7544237301     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000145544.35565.47     Document Type: Article

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