Focal mechanism of ventricular tachycardia in coronary artery disease

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 305-311

  Das, Mithilesh K ^a   Scott, Luis R ^b   Miller, John M ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

CAD; Focal VT

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

AGED; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 76849086883     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.11.006     Document Type: Article

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