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. 2016 Feb 14;37(7):587-93.
doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv725. Epub 2016 Jan 3.

The year in cardiology 2015: arrhythmias and device therapy

Jan Steffel  1 , Pierre Jais  2 , Gerhard Hindricks  3
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The year in cardiology 2015: arrhythmias and device therapy

Jan Steffel et al. Eur Heart J. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Potential Conflict of Interest J.S. has received consultant and/or speaker fees from Amgen, Astra-Zeneca, Atricure, Bayer, Biosense Webster, Biotronik, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Boston Scientific, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cook Medical, Daiichi Sankyo, Medtronic, Pfizer, Sanofi-Aventis, Sorin, St Jude Medical, and Zoll. J.S. is co-director von CorXL. He reports grant support through his institution from Bayer Healthcare, Biosense Webster, Biotronik, Boston Scientific, Daiichi Sankyo, Medtronic, and St Jude Medical. G.H. has received research grants from Biotronik, Boston Scientific, and St Jude Medical through the University Leipzig/Heart Center. P.J. reports consultancy honoraria and lecture fees from Biosense Webster, St. Jude Medical, and Boston Scientific; he reports stock options for Cardio Insight.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Twelve-lead electrocardiogram morphology of different sites of origin in idiopathic ventricular tachycardia. RVOT: right ventricular outflow tract; RCC: right coronary cusp; R–L com: right–left coronary cusp commissure; LCC: left coronary cusp; AMC: aortomitral continuity; TV: tricuspid annulus; MV: mitral annulus; APM: anterior PAP; PPM: posterior PAP; LPF: left posterior fascicle; LAF: left anterior fascicle; GCV: greater cardiac vein; AIV: anterior inter-ventricular vein. Reproduced from Tanawuttiwat et al., reprinted with kind permission from Tanawuttiwat et al. This Figure has been reprinted by permission of Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Wearable cardioverter defibrillator. Model of a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (images courtesy of J.S., reprinted with kind permission and patient consent). This Figure has been reprinted by permission of Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.
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