Sudden death in a young man with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1319-1321

  Pizzale, Stephen ^a   Gollob, Michael H ^a   Gow, Robert ^b   Birnie, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atrial arrhythmia; Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Inappropriate

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ATENOLOL; GLYCINE; PROPRANOLOL; SOTALOL;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINERGIC POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; EXERCISE TEST; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; MISSENSE MUTATION; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATECHOLAMINES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 57149122268     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01211.x     Document Type: Article

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