Preferential action of mexiletine on central common pathway of reentrant ventricular tachycardia

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1759-1764

  Aizawa, Yoshifusa ^a,b   Abe, Akira ^a   Ohira, Kohji ^a   Furushima, Hiroshi ^a   Chinushi, Masaomi ^a   Fujita, Satoshi ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b First Department of Internal Medicine   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEXILETINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MEXILETINE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0030480094     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(96)00375-0     Document Type: Article

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