Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation initiated by a short-coupled ventricular premature beat

Japanese Heart Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 265-269

  Nakazato, Yuji ^a   Nakata, Yasuro ^a   Yasuda, Masayuki ^a   Yamagami, Shinichiro ^a   Tokano, Takashi ^a   Nakazato, Kaoru ^a   Sumiyoshi, Masataka ^a   Ogura, Shunsuke ^a   Yamaguchi, Hiroshi ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti arrhythmic drugs; Pilsicainide; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; MEXILETINE; PILSICAINIDE; PROPRANOLOL; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTRAGASTRIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029970317     PISSN: 00214868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.37.265     Document Type: Article

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