A case with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia unmasked after successful ablation of atrial tachycardias from pulmonary veins

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Sugiyasu, Aiko ^a   Oginosawa, Yasushi ^a   Nogami, Akihiko ^a   Hata, Yoshito ^b  

^a YOKOHAMA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial tachycardia; Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia; Catheter ablation; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; DIGOXIN; FLECAINIDE; ISOPRENALINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINERGIC POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; CATHETER ABLATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; PULMONARY VEIN; SYNCOPE;

ADOLESCENT; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350244716     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02519.x     Document Type: Article

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