Uncommon etiology of syncope in a patient with isolated ventricular noncompaction

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 577-579

  Enriquez, Susana G ^a   Entem, Felipe R ^a   Cobo, Manuel ^a   Olalla, Juan Jose ^a  

^a Cardiology Departament   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ISOLATED NONCOMPACTION OF LEFT VENTRICLE MYOCARDIUM; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; QRS COMPLEX; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 34247162736     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00713.x     Document Type: Article

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