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Although it is recognised that acute myocardial ischaemia can lead to ventricular arrhythmogenesis, it is not clear how often this result occurs, nor has the mechanism which produces the arrhythmogenesis been elucidated. In recent years, particular significance has been given to late potentials on the signal-averaged electrocardiogram (SAECG), which are considered to reveal a substrate for the development of ventricular arrhythmias due to reentry mechanisms [1–4].
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Vardas, P.E., Parthenakis, F.J., Manios, E.G. (1994). Late potentials during acute myocardial ischaemia. In: Aubert, A.E., Ector, H., Stroobandt, R. (eds) Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0872-0_14
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