Idiopathic premature ventricular complexes causing tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy: Benign arrhythmia with sinister implications

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 868-869

  Dixit, Sanjay ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT;

DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EDITORIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TACHYCARDIA INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

CARDIOMYOPATHIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 34250737987     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2007.03.011     Document Type: Editorial

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