The infarct characteristics on magnetic resonance imaging and ventricular tachycardia: Do we see what we need to see?

Europace

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 770-772

  Zeppenfeld, Katja ^a   Van Der Geest, Rob J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; DEFIBRILLATOR; EDITORIAL; ELECTROGRAPHY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LATE GADOLINIUM ENHANCEMENT CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CICATRIX; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 79957881232     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eur025     Document Type: Editorial

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