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Mechanisms of Reentrant Arrhythmias

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Adrenergic System and Ventricular Arrhythmias in Myocardial Infarction

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Abstract

Cardiac arrhythmias are caused either by the generation of new impulses (abnormal automaticity, triggered activity), or by failure of the propagation of the depolarization wave to extinguish after having excited all cardiac fibers. This last mechanism, called “reentrant excitation”, is responsible for the majority of clinical tachyarrhythmias. A variety of excellent articles and books is available, reviewing both the experimental and clinical literature on reentry [1–7].

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Allessie, M.A., Schalij, M.J., Kirchhof, C.J.H.J., Boersma, L., Huybers, M., Hollen, J. (1989). Mechanisms of Reentrant Arrhythmias. In: Brachmann, J., Schömig, A. (eds) Adrenergic System and Ventricular Arrhythmias in Myocardial Infarction. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74317-7_21

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