Sotalol and a broken heart

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 207-210

  Friedman, Peter L ^a   Montgomery, Sarah ^a   Matas, Nicholas ^a  

^a CAPE COD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Long QT interval; Proarrhythmia; Sotalol; Torsade de pointes

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; SOTALOL; WARFARIN; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADD ON THERAPY; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; COMPLICATION; LONG QT SYNDROME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; SOTALOL; TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHY;

EID: 75749108289     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01520.x     Document Type: Article

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