Treatment of ventricular fibrillation in a patient with prior diagnosis of long QT syndrome: Importance of precise electrophysiologic diagnosis to successfully ablate the trigger

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1090-1093

  Srivathsan, Komandoor ^a   Gami, Apoor S ^b   Ackerman, Michael J ^c   Asirvatham, Samuel J ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^c Division of Cardiology   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Fascicle; Idiopathic ventricular fibrillation; Premature ventricular contraction

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ISOPRENALINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURKINJE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; QRS COMPLEX; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; BODY SURFACE POTENTIAL MAPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; COMORBIDITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 34547436428     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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