Noninvasive electrocardiographic imaging of arrhythmogenic substrates in humans

Circulation Research

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 863-874

  Rudy, Yoram ^a  

^a 290 Whitaker Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; cardiac arrhythmia; electrophysiology; heart failure; myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; BODY SURFACE; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART PACING; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; LONG QT SYNDROME; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 84874764251     PISSN: 00097330     EISSN: 15244571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.112.279315     Document Type: Review

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