ICD lead proarrhythmia cured by lead extraction

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 613-618

  Lee, Joseph C ^a   Epstein, Laurence M ^a   Huffer, Linda L ^a   Stevenson, William G ^a   Koplan, Bruce A ^a   Tedrow, Usha B ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; ICD therapies; Implantable cardioverter defibrillators; Mechanical proarrhythmia; Ventricular proarrhythmia

Indexed keywords

SOTALOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART PROARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QRS COMPLEX; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUDDEN DEATH; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CATHETER ABLATION; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 64649092396     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.01.039     Document Type: Article

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