Acute myocarditis associated with cardiac amyloidosis manifesting as transient complete atrioventricular block and slow ventricular tachycardia

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 395-397

  Lim, Hong Euy ^a   Pak, Hui Nam ^a   Kim, Young Hoon ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acute myocarditis; Atrioventricular block; Cardiac amyloidosis; Slow ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIS BUNDLE ELECTROGRAM; HUMAN; MYOCARDITIS; PRESYNCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; AMYLOIDOSIS; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDITIS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 33646237107     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.05.043     Document Type: Article

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