Sustained ventricular tachycardia in cardiac hemochromatosis treated with amiodarone

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 147-149

  Yalçinkaya, Selim ^a   Kumbasar, S Deniz ^a   Semiz, Ender ^a   Tosun, Zafer ^a   Paksoy, Nadir ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

amiodorone; complications; hemochromatosis; treatment; ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DEFEROXAMINE; LIDOCAINE; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; PROPRANOLOL; QUINIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMOCHROMATOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALASSEMIA MAJOR;

EID: 0030991978     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-0736(97)80024-6     Document Type: Article

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