Catheter ablation of ventricular fibrillation storm in patients with infiltrative amyloidosis of the heart

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 426-430

  Mlcochova, Hanka ^a   Saliba, Walid I ^a   Burkhardt, David J ^a   Rodriguez, Rene E ^a   Cummings, Jennifer E ^a   Lakkireddy, Dhanunjaya ^a   Patel, Dimpi ^a   Natale, Andrea ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac amyloidosis; Catheter ablation; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METOPROLOL; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BLOCK; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LUNG INFARCTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE FIBER; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SCAR; TREATMENT FAILURE; VENTILATOR;

AMYLOIDOSIS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CATHETER ABLATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 33645301850     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2005.00321.x     Document Type: Article

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