Intractable ventricular tachycardia in a patient with left ventricular epicardial lipoma

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 339-342

  Chen, H M ^a   Chiu, C C ^a   Lee, C S ^a   Lai, W D ^a   Lin, Y T ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cardiac lipoma; Electrophysiologic study; Re entry mechanism; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE; MEXILETINE; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATIC CARDIOVERSION; AUTOPSY; CANCER SURGERY; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; CASE REPORT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART TUMOR; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LIPOMA; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGERY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LIPOMA; PERICARDIUM; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0034978719     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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