Adenosine induced polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in adults without structural heart disease

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3 I, 1997, Pages 743-745

  Smith, Jeffrey R ^a   Goldberger, Jeffrey J ^a   Kadish, Alan H ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

adenosine; proarrhythmia; ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONG QT SYNDROME; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADENOSINE; ADULT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0030999778     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1997.tb03897.x     Document Type: Article

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