Layered activation of epicardial scar in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia possible substrate for confined epicardial circuits

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 796-803

  Haqqani, Haris M ^a   Tschabrunn, Cory M ^a   Betensky, Brian P ^a   Lavi, Nimrod ^a   Tzou, Wendy S ^a   Zado, Erica S ^a   Marchlinski, Francis E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Cardiomyopathy; Catheter ablation; Electrophysiology; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CICATRIX; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; PHILADELPHIA; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867185357     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.111.967935     Document Type: Article

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