Verapamil sensitive idiopathic ventricular tachycardia in an infant

Japanese Heart Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 667-671

  Wang, Jiaan Der ^a   Fu, Yun Ching ^a,b   Jan, Sheng Ling ^a   Chi, Ching Shiang ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Idiopathic; Infant; Ventricular tachycardia; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AMIODARONE; LIDOCAINE; PROPRANOLOL; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR DISSOCIATION; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; SINUS RHYTHM;

AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIDOCAINE; PROPRANOLOL; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 27244440454     PISSN: 00214868     EISSN: 1348673X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/jhj.44.667     Document Type: Article

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