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Mechanisms of ventricular tachycardia: re-entry versus triggered activity in man

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Ventricular Tachycardias

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 71))

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In 1972 it could be demonstrated in patients suffering from recurrent sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia that their clinically occurring arrhythmia could reproducibly be initiated and terminated by programmed stimulation [1].

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Academic Hospital Maastricht, University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands

    Hein J. J. Wellens, Anton P. M. Gorgels & Pedro Brugada

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Hôpital Central, Nancy, France

    Etienne Aliot MD, F.A.C.C. (Professor of cardiology) (Professor of cardiology)

  2. Department of Cardiology, Veterans Administration Medical Center and University of Oklahoma Health Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

    Ralph Lazzara MD, F.A.C.C. (Professor of cardiology) (Professor of cardiology)

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Wellens, H.J.J., Gorgels, A.P.M., Brugada, P. (1987). Mechanisms of ventricular tachycardia: re-entry versus triggered activity in man. In: Aliot, E., Lazzara, R. (eds) Ventricular Tachycardias. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 71. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3323-1_21

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