Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia detected by an insertable loop recorder in a pediatric patient with exercise syncopal episodes

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 693-695

  Ormaetxe, J M ^a   Saez R ^a   Arkotxa, M F ^a   Martinez Alday, J D ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Insertable loop recorder; Syncope; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FAMILY HISTORY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SYNCOPE; TELEMETRY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MALE; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 17144370745     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-004-0687-4     Document Type: Article

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