Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in patients with vasospastic angina - Clinical and electrocardiographic characteristics and long-term outcome

Japanese Circulation Journal

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 519-525

  Nishizaki, M ^a   Arita, M ^a   Sakurada, H ^a   Suzuki, M ^a   Ashikaga, T ^a   Yamawake, N ^a   Numano, F ^a   Hiraoka, M ^a  

^a Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coronary artery spasm; Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia; Silent ischemia; Vasospastic angina; Ventricular arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

DILTIAZEM; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; NICORANDIL; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; R WAVE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; T WAVE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VASOSPASM; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035005179     PISSN: 00471828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/jcj.65.519     Document Type: Article

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