Sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia associated with unrepaired double-chambered right ventricle

Europace

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 901-903

  Álvarez, Miguel ^a   Tercedor, Luis ^a   Lozano, José M ^a   Azpitarte, José ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgery for congenital heart disease; Double chambered right ventricle; Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HEART MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIZZINESS; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PRESYNCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 33749673219     PISSN: 10995129     EISSN: 15322092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/europace/eul084     Document Type: Article

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