Reperfusion-related polymorphic ventricular tachycardia as a possible mechanism of sudden death in patients with anomalous coronary arteries

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 329, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 327-329

  Saeed, Mohammad ^a   Gabara, Rifat ^b,c   Strasberg, Boris ^b,c   Kusniec, Jairo ^b,c   Rosanio, Salvatore ^a   Ware, David L ^a   Birnbaum, Yochai ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anomalous origin of the coronary arteries; Myocardial ischemia; Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia; Reperfusion; ST elevation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORONARY ARTERY ANOMALY; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LEFT CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 20544473113     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200506000-00015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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