Transient QT prolongation with torsades de pointes tachycardia after ablation of permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1631-1635

  Grimm, Wolfram ^a,b   Hoffmann, Jürgen ^a   Menz, Volker ^a   Maisch, Bernhard ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Permanent junctional reciprocating tachycardia; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Torsades de pointes

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; TACHYCARDIA; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 0033399123     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1999.tb00227.x     Document Type: Article

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