Why is the right ventricular outflow tract so arrhythmogenic? (... or is it really?...)

Heart

Volumn 97, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 1361-1633

  Maury, Philippe ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; BRUGADA SYNDROME; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 80053196133     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: 1468201X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-300465     Document Type: Editorial

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