Successful radiofrequency catheter ablation for electrical storm of ventricular fibrillation in a patient with Brugada syndrome

Circulation Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1025-1029

  Nakagawa, Eiichiro ^a   Takagi, Masahiko ^a   Tatsumi, Hiroaki ^a   Yoshiyama, Minora ^a  

^a OSAKA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Electrical storm; Radiofrequency catheter ablation; Right ventricular outflow tract; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

CILOSTAZOL; ISOPRENALINE; QUINIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; QRS COMPLEX; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION;

ADULT; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CATHETER ABLATION; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 45849153805     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.72.1025     Document Type: Article

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