Abstract
Ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation are serious complications of myocardial infarction and ischaemic heart disease. Different electrophysiological mechanisms may give rise to ventricular arrhythmias in myocardial ischaemia and infarction. A better understanding of these mechanisms will provide a basis for improved management. More precise information is difficult to obtain from clinical electrophysiological studies because of the limitations of the experimental protocols and techniques that can be utilised. This information could be obtained, however, from successful extrapolations from experimental studies on appropriate animal models to humans. In this chapter the electrophysiological mechanisms of ventricular arrhythmias in myocardial ischaemia and infarction are reviewed.
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El-Sherif, N. (1998). Mechanisms of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Ischaemic Heart Disease. In: Vardas, P.E. (eds) Cardiac Arrhythmias, Pacing & Electrophysiology. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 201. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5254-9_8
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