Ventricular tachycardia storm - An atypical presentation of sarcoidosis exacerbation

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 351-354

  Vanga, Subba Reddy ^a   Vacek, James ^a   Berenbom, Loren ^a   Lakkireddy, Dhanunjaya R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac sarcoidosis; VT storm

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; LIDOCAINE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MEXILETINE; PREDNISONE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEFIBRILLATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG MEGADOSE; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HEART SARCOIDOSIS; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LUNG SARCOIDOSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 73449119289     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09726292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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