"Torsade de pointes" in a patient with variant angina

Italian Heart Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 554-558

  Di Cori, Andrea ^a,b   Gemignani, Cristina ^a   Bini, Roberto ^a   Zucchelli, Giulio ^a   Caravelli, Paolo ^a   Mariani, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CISANELLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angina; Arrhythmias, ventricular; Coronary spasm; Torsade de pointes

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENT; TORSADE DES POINTES; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARIANT ANGINA PECTORIS;

ANGINA PECTORIS, VARIANT; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY STENOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS; TORSADES DE POINTES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 16544378563     PISSN: 1129471X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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