Ventricular tachycardia initiated by high energy cardioversion in a patient with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator

Heart

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 373-374

  Chinushi, Masaomi ^a   Aizawa, Yoshifusa ^a   Higuchi, Kotarou ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardioversion; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0030920327     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.77.4.373     Document Type: Article

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