Efficacy and safety of dofetilide in the treatment of frequent ventricular tachyarrhythmias after amiodarone intolerance or failure

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 380-381

  Pinter, Arnold ^a   Akhtari, Shadi ^b   O'Connell, Timothy ^b   O'Donnell, Suzan ^b   Mangat, Iqwal ^b   Korley, Victoria ^b   Ahmad, Kamran ^b   Posan, Emoke ^b   Newman, David ^b   Dorian, Paul ^b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; AZIMILIDE; DOFETILIDE; FLECAINIDE; MEXILETINE; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; DEFIBRILLATOR; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AMIODARONE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENETHYLAMINES; SULFONAMIDES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78651330975     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.07.047     Document Type: Letter

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