Electrical storm as initial presentation of arrhytmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy in an elderly woman

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 331-333

  Barriales, Vicente ^a   Tamargo, José A ^a   Aguado, Marcos G ^a   Martín, María ^a   Rondán, Juan ^a   Posada, Ignacio S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electrical storm cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; LIDOCAINE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFIBRILLATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE; PACEMAKER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RESUSCITATION;

AGED; ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 1842850651     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.04.038     Document Type: Article

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