Torsade de pointes induced by ajmaline

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 586-590

  Haverkamp, W ^a   Monnig G ^a   Kirchhof, P ^a   Eckardt, L ^a   Borggrefe, M ^a   Breithardt, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ajmaline; Brugada syndrome; Proarrhythmia; QT interval; Torsade de pointes; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AJMALINE; CATECHOLAMINE; DIGOXIN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; QT INTERVAL; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; TORSADE DES POINTES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AJMALINE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 0034884630     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003920170128     Document Type: Article

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