Successful recovery after ventricular fibrillation in a patient with Kawasaki disease

Resuscitation

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 215-218

  Van Lier, D ^a   Jorens, P G ^a   Cools, F ^b   Bossaert, L L ^a   Vrints, C J ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Department of Cardiology   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Coronary artery aneurysm; Kawasaki disease; Ventricular fibrillation; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY ANEURYSM; DEFIBRILLATION; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ANEURYSM; HUMANS; MALE; MUCOCUTANEOUS LYMPH NODE SYNDROME; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0034030485     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(00)00150-7     Document Type: Article

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