Successful use of intra-aortic counter pulsation therapy for intractable ventricular arrhythmia in patient with severe left ventricular dysfunction and normal coronary arteries

Cardiology Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 401-403

  Goyal, Deepak ^a   Nadar, Sunil K ^a   Wrigly, Ben ^a   Koganti, Sudheer ^a   Banerjee, Prithwish ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intra aortic baloon pump; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; INOTROPIC AGENT; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY ARTERY; COUNTERPULSATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DILATATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; THERAPY RESISTANCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSELS; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTRA-AORTIC BALLOON PUMPING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 77954961644     PISSN: 18975593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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