Exercise-induced ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in a family

Chest

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1130-1134

  Myrianthefs, Michael ^a,d   Cariolou, Marios ^b   Eldar, Michael ^c   Minas, Michael ^a   Zambartas, Costakis ^a  

^a NICOSIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Cyprus)

^b CYPRUS INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND GENETICS   (Cyprus)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d NONE   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

beta blockers; exertional ventricular arrhythmias; polymorphic ventricular tachycardia; sudden cardiac death; treadmill test

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0030985649     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.111.4.1130     Document Type: Article

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