Pharmacological treatment of electrical storm in cathecolaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Fagundes, Alexsandro ^a   De Magalhaes, Luiz Pereira ^a   Russo, Marcelo ^b   Xavier, Edvaldo ^b  

^a Hospital da Bahia   (Brazil)

^b Fundação Beneficência Hospital Cirurgia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CPVT; Electrical storm; ICD; Shock; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; ISOPRENALINE; NADOLOL; VERAPAMIL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIZZINESS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EXERCISE TEST; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHOCK; SYNCOPE; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATENOLOL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; NADOLOL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 77649253046     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2009.02586.x     Document Type: Article

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