Polymorphous ventricular tachyarrhythmias in the absence of structural heart disease

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 8 II, 1997, Pages 2065-2067

  Coumel, Philippe ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation; Torsades de pointes; Ventricular tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NADOLOL; VERAPAMIL;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ADRENERGIC FIBERS; ADULT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CATECHOLAMINES; CHILD; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TORSADES DE POINTES; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0030788641     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb03629.x     Document Type: Article

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