Direct epicardial mapping predicts the recovery of left ventricular dysfunction in chronic ischaemic myocardium

European Heart Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 151-157

  Vahlhaus, Christian ^a   Bruns, Hans Jürgen ^a   Stypmann, Jörg ^a   Tjan, Tonny D T ^a   Janssen, Frauke ^a   Schäfers, Michael ^a   Scheld, Hans H ^a   Schober, Otmar ^a   Breithardt, Günter ^a   Wichter, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

ECG; Mapping; Myocardial viability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVASCULARIZATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 9144264799     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2003.10.019     Document Type: Article

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