Familial polymorphic ventricular arrhythmias: A quarter century of successful medical treatment based on serial exercise-pharmacologic testing

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2015-2022

  Fisher, John D ^a   Krikler, Dennis ^a   Hallidie Smith, Katherine A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; ISOPRENALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ANTICONVULSANTS; CATECHOLAMINES; CHILD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; PHENYTOIN; PROPRANOLOL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 0033452339     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(99)00438-6     Document Type: Article

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