Idiopathic long QT syndrome with late onset of bradycardia-dependent and short-coupled variant of torsade de pointes

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 93-95

  Chiladakis, John ^a   Karapanos, George ^a   Manolis, Antonis S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cardiac arrest; Long QT syndrome; Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia; Syncope; Torsade des pointes

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ISOPRENALINE; LIDOCAINE; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LONG QT SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORSADE DES POINTES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AGED; BRADYCARDIA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; SYNCOPE; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 0032513280     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(97)00331-8     Document Type: Article

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