Suppression of ventricular tachycardia with dronedarone: A case report

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-202

  Shaaraoui, Mustaphasahim ^a   Freudenberger, Ronald ^a   Levin, Vadim ^a   Marchlinski, Francis E ^b  

^a LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

amiodarone; catheter ablation; dronedarone; sotalol; ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; CARVEDILOL; DOFETILIDE; DRONEDARONE; METOPROLOL; METOPROLOL TARTRATE; MEXILETINE; PROPAFENONE; QUINIDINE; RANOLAZINE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART PACING; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; NONISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; POLYMORPHIC VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION;

ADULT; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951667738     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2010.01816.x     Document Type: Article

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