The importance of R on T phenomenon.
The onset of ventricular tachycardia was examined in 44 patients with various types of heart disease. In only six patients (14%) the ventricular tachycardia was initiated by an ectopic ventricular complex interrupting the T wave. The findiings suggest that the importance of R on T phenomenon may have been over-emphasized.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000150:complications; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000209:etiology*