Open AccessRelationship Between Sinus Rhythm Activation and the Reentrant Ventricular Tachycardia Isthmus
Author(s) -
Edward J. Ciaccio,
Alexis C. Tosti,
Melvin M. Scheinman
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/hc3101.092202
Subject(s) - reentry , sinus rhythm , ablation , ventricular tachycardia , medicine , cardiology , tachycardia , rhythm , sinus (botany) , reentrancy , anatomy , atrial fibrillation , physics , biology , botany , genus , condensed matter physics
In canine hearts with inducible reentry, the isthmus tends to form along an axis from the area of last to first activity during sinus rhythm. It was hypothesized that this phenomenon could be quantified to predict reentry and the isthmus location.
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