Adenosine induced atrial fibrillation precipitating polymorphic ventricular tachycardia

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 140-141

  Kaplan, Ilya V ^a   Kaplan, Alexander V ^a   Fisher, John D ^a  

^a MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Myocardial infarction; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; PROCAINAMIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; QT INTERVAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0033958818     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2000.tb00662.x     Document Type: Article

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