Heart conduction disturbances and cardiovascular collapse after disopyramide and low-dose metoprolol in a patient with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 341-344

  Pernat, A ^a   Pohar, B ^a   Horvat, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Disopyramide; Heart conduction disturbances; Hypotension; Metoprolol

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DISOPYRAMIDE; METOPROLOL; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC OBSTRUCTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK;

EID: 0030722284     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(97)80048-9     Document Type: Article

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