electrophysiologic study

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electrophysiologic study

Cardiac pacing An invasive study of the electrical behavior of the heart to diagnose and study arrhythmias
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Thirty days after administering the cells, a technique called programmed electrical stimulation (PES) was used to test the heart's susceptibility to ventricular tachycardia intentionally induced by repeated electrical stimulation of the heart under anesthesia.
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