Spontaneously terminating ventricular fibrillation and asystole induced by silent ischaemia causing recurrent syncope

Heart

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 86-88

  Mustafa, M U A ^a   Baker, C S R ^b   Stephens, J D ^a  

^a OLDCHURCH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Coronary stenoses; Holter monitoring; Silent ischaemia; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

EID: 0031857612     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.1.86     Document Type: Article

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