Failure of cilostazol in the prevention of ventricular fibrillation in a patient with Brugada syndrome

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 210-212

  Abud, Atilio ^a,b   Bagattin, Daniel ^a   Goyeneche, Raul ^a   Becker, Carlos ^a  

^a Cardiology Department   (Argentina)

^b NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Cilostazol; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

CILOSTAZOL; QUINIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFIBRILLATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; SYNDROME; TETRAZOLES; TREATMENT FAILURE; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 33644786312     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.00290.x     Document Type: Article

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