Sustained ventricular tachycardia associated with sarcoidosis: Assessment of the underlying cardiac anatomy and the prospective utility of programmed ventricular stimulation, drug therapy and an implantable antitachycardia device

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 937-943

  Winters, Stephen L ^a   Cohen, Marc ^a   Greenberg, Steven ^a   Stein, Bernardo ^a   Curwin, Jay ^a   Pe, Elena ^a   Gomes, J Anthony ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; ENCAINIDE; FLECAINIDE; LIDOCAINE; MEXILETINE; MORACIZINE; PREDNISONE; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPRANOLOL; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL; TOCAINIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOIDOSIS;

ADULT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEATH, SUDDEN; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDIAL DISEASES; PREDNISONE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RISK FACTORS; SARCOIDOSIS; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0025938765     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(91)90750-4     Document Type: Article

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