Idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia in childhood: Typical clinical findings and different therapeutic options;Idiopathische linksventrikuläre tachykardie im kindesalter: Typische befunde und verschiedene therapieoptionen

Klinische Padiatrie

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 49-52

  Heinke, F ^a   Hennig, B ^b   Sinnreich, B ^b   Kottkamp, H ^b   Schneider, P ^b   Hausler H J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrophysiological study; Idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; VERAPAMIL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; DRUG RESPONSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 0037361999     PISSN: 03008630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-38497     Document Type: Article

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