Pacing threshold testing induced ventricular fibrillation following acute rate control of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1405-1407

  Day, Geoffrey A ^a   Padanilam, Benzy J ^a   Fogel, Richard I ^a   Prystowsky, Eric N ^a  

^a Care Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Long QT interval; Pacemaker; Repolarization; Resuscitation; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

DILTIAZEM; ESCITALOPRAM; METOPROLOL; PANTOPRAZOLE; VALSARTAN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC PATIENT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; ISCHEMIA; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; RESUSCITATION; T WAVE; TACHYCARDIA; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 70450219467     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01505.x     Document Type: Article

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