Precipitation of ventricular fibrillation by intravenous diltiazem and metoprolol in a young patient with occult Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 776-779

  Kim, Robert J ^a   Gerling, Barbara R ^a   Kono, Alan T ^a   Greenberg, Mark L ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accessory pathway; Atrial fibrillation; Diltiazem; Metoprolol; Ventricular fibrillation; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

DILTIAZEM; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFIBRILLATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PR INTERVAL; QRS COMPLEX; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

ADULT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; DILTIAZEM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; METOPROLOL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; WOLFF-PARKINSON-WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 44349128435     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01086.x     Document Type: Article

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