Distinguishing epicardial fat from scar: Analysis of electrograms using high-density electroanatomic mapping in a novel porcine infarct model

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 389-395

  Tung, Roderick ^a   Nakahara, Shiro ^a   Ramirez, Rafael ^a   Lai, Chi ^a   Fishbein, Michael C ^a   Shivkumar, Kalyanam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AV atrioventricular; Electrogram; Epicardial; Fat; Infarction; Late potential

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; ELECTROGRAPHY; EPICARDIAL FAT; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FRACTIONATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CICATRIX; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SWINE;

EID: 76849091180     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.11.023     Document Type: Article

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