Sotalol associated polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and coronary spasm

Heart

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 518-520

  Lowe, M D ^a   Stone, D L ^a   Grace, A A ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Coronary spasm; Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia; Sotalol; Torsade de pointes

Indexed keywords

SOTALOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 0031901351     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.79.5.518     Document Type: Article

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