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Cellular Electrophysiology of Electrical Discharges

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Book cover Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 78))

Abstract

Myocardial ablation is a new therapeutic option for arrhythmia management. High-energy electrical ablation has been successfully applied to the atrium [1], atrioventricular node [2–6], and accessory pathways [7, 8] for control of automatic and reentrant supraventricular tachycardias. More recently, ventricular ectopic foci have been ablated using high-energy electrical shocks [9–15].

Dr. Levine is the recipient of a Clinician Scientist Research Award sponsored by the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions.

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  1. University of California, Room 312 Moffitt Hospital, San Francisco, CA, 94143-0214, USA

    Melvin M. Scheinman (Professor of Medicine) (Professor of Medicine)

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Levine, J.H., Spear, J.F., Merillat, J.C., Weisman, H.F., Kadish, A.H., Moore, E.N. (1988). Cellular Electrophysiology of Electrical Discharges. In: Scheinman, M.M. (eds) Catheter Ablation of Cardiac Arrhythmias. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 78. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1765-4_2

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