Demonstration of transient entrainment in monomorphic sustained ventricular tachycardia associated with cardiac sarcoidosis

Japanese Circulation Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 635-637

  Chinushi, M ^a   Mezaki, T ^a   Aoki, Y ^a   Nakagawa, I ^a   Washizuka, T ^a   Aizawa, Y ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiac sarcoidosis; Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia; Reentry; Transient entrainment

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; PREDNISOLONE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SARCOIDOSIS; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 0033856126     PISSN: 00471828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/jcj.64.635     Document Type: Article

References (8)

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7. Further observations on transient entrainment: Importance of pacing site and properties of the components of the reentry circuit
8. Role of triple extrastimuli during electrophysiologic study of patients with documented sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmias