Idiopathic left ventricular aneurysm and sudden cardiac death in young adults

Europace

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 607-612

  Paul, Matthias ^a   Schäfers, Michael ^a   Grude, Matthias ^a   Reinke, Florian ^a   Juergens, Kai Uwe ^a   Fischbach, Roman ^a   Schober, Otmar ^a   Breithardt, Günter ^a   Wichter, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Cardiomyopathy; Left ventricle; Sudden death; Sympathetic nervous system

Indexed keywords

AJMALINE; AMIODARONE; BISOPROLOL; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; METOPROLOL; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; FATALITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ANEURYSM; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART MUSCLE METABOLISM; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ANEURYSM; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 33748065334     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eul074     Document Type: Article

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