Slow ventricular tachycardia located in the epicardium of the left ventricular base and characterized by effects of adenosine triphosphate, nicorandil and verapamil

Japanese Circulation Journal

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 947-951

  Kobayashi, Youichi ^a   Miyata, Akira ^a   Tanno, Kaoru ^a   Kikushima, Shuji ^a   Baba, Takao ^a   Katagiri, Takashi ^a  

^a SHOWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenosine triphosphate; Epicardium; Nicorandil; Slow ventricular tachycardia; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; NICORANDIL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CASE REPORT; EPICARDIUM; HEART AUTOMATICITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ADULT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; NICORANDIL; PERICARDIUM; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 0031650697     PISSN: 00471828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/jcj.62.947     Document Type: Article

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