Short-coupled variant of torsade de pointes

Netherlands Heart Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 246-249

  Bogaard, K ^a,c   Van Der Steen, M S ^a   Tan, H L ^b   Tukkie, R ^a  

^a Infection and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coupled; Pointes; Short; TdP; Torsade

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; ESMOLOL; MAGNESIUM; QUINIDINE; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; VALPROIC ACID; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPILEPSY; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS; RESUSCITATION; SUDDEN DEATH; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 48849099604     PISSN: 15685888     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03086155     Document Type: Article

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