Kearns-Sayre syndrome associated with trifascicular block and QT prolongation

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 147-150

  Karanikis, Pavlos ^a   Korantzopoulos, Panagiotis ^a   Kountouris, Evaggelos ^a   Dimitroula, Vasiliki ^a   Patsouras, Dimitrios ^a   Pappa, Eugenia ^a   Siogas, Konstantinos ^a  

^a G HATZIKOSTA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Conduction abnormalities; Diabetes mellitus; Kearns Sayre syndrome; Long QT; Torsades de pointes; Trifascicular block

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BLINDNESS; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIZZINESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART BLOCK; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART TRIFASCICULAR BLOCK; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; KEARNS SAYRE SYNDROME; LABORATORY TEST; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NAUSEA; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; RESUSCITATION; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SINUS RHYTHM; SYNCOPE; TORSADE DES POINTES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICUSPID VALVE REGURGITATION; VOMITING;

EID: 18144368445     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.01.027     Document Type: Article

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