Idiopathic Ventricular Tachycardia: Diagnosis and Management

Current Problems in Cardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 7-43

  Badhwar, Nitish ^a   Scheinman, Melvin M ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; FLECAINIDE; LIDOCAINE; NICORANDIL; PROCAINAMIDE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL;

ADRENERGIC MONOMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAROTID SINUS MASSAGE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC LEFT VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; MALE; MITRAL ANNULAR VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; MONOMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; NONHUMAN; OUTFLOW TRACT VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PULMONARY ARTERY; QRS COMPLEX; TRICUSPID ANNULAR VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 33845742031     PISSN: 01462806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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