Endocardial electrogram characteristics of epicardial ventricular arrhythmias

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 649-654

  Tzou, Wendy S ^a   Nguyen, Duy T ^a   Aleong, Ryan G ^a   Varosy, Paul D ^a   Katz, David F ^a   Heath, Russell R ^a   Schuller, Joseph L ^a   Lowery, Christopher M ^a   Lewkowiez, Laurent ^a   Sauer, William H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiomyopathy; catheter ablation; electroanatomical mapping; ventricular epicardium; ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ELECTROGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 84878563608     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12096     Document Type: Article

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