Aborted sudden cardiac death in two patients with Bartter's/Gitelman's syndromes

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 193-197

  Scognamiglio, R ^a   Negut, C ^a   Calo L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bartter Gitelman syndrome (BS GS); Cardiac screening treatment protocol; Hypokalemia

Indexed keywords

AJMALINE; AMILORIDE; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BARTTER SYNDROME; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GITELMAN SYNDROME; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INDEX; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QT PROLONGATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUDDEN DEATH; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 33947285760     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CNP67193     Document Type: Article

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