Evidence that nonsustained polymorphic ventricular tachycardia causes syncope (data from implantable cardioverter defibrillators)

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 606-609

  Farmer, D Michael ^a   Swygman, Craig A ^a   Wang, Paul J ^a   Estes III, N A Mark ^a   Link, Mark S ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT T TEST; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 0037374242     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)03319-2     Document Type: Article

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