Dynamic outflow obstruction due to transient extensive left ventricular wall motion abnormalities caused by acute myocarditis in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - Reduction in ventricular afterload by disopyramide

Japanese Circulation Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 640-643

  Sakai, Yasuhito ^a,b   Hayashi, Yasushi ^a   Tomobuchi, Yoshiaki ^a   Hano, Takuzo ^a   Nishio, Ichiro ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

Author keywords

Disopyramide; Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; Myocarditis

Indexed keywords

DISOPYRAMIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG EDEMA; MYOCARDITIS; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032792112     PISSN: 00471828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/jcj.63.640     Document Type: Article

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