Mechanism of sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia in systemic sclerosis

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 633-636

  Rankin, Andrew C ^a,b   Osswald, Stefan ^a,c   McGovern, Brian A ^a   Ruskin, Jeremy N ^a   Garan, Hasan ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DISOPYRAMIDE; MEXILETINE; PROCAINAMIDE;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RHYTHM; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0033557562     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)00935-7     Document Type: Article

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