Mechanistic insights into initiation and maintenance of ventricular fibrillation: Implications for catheter ablation

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 15-22

  Lu, Zhibing ^a   Po, Sunny S ^b   Jiang, Hong ^a  

^a RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Mechanism; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CATHETER ABLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PATHOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PROGNOSIS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 77749298583     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.65.1.2045884     Document Type: Article

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