Prevention of torsade de pointes in the congenital long QT syndrome: Use of a pause prevention pacing algorithm

Heart

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 417-419

  Viskin, S ^a   Fish, R ^a   Roth, A ^a   Copperman, Y ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Long QT syndrome; Pacing; Torsade de pointes; Ventricular fibrillation; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 0031959366     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.79.4.417     Document Type: Article

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