The clinical, electrocardiographic and echocardiographic characteristics and long-term outcome of patients with tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy

Cardiovascular Journal of Africa

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 136-142

  Chin, Ashley ^a   Badri, Motasim ^a   Ntusi, N B ^a   Okreglicki, Andrzej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy; Tachycardia; Tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy; Tachycardia mediated cardiomyopathy; Tachycardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PACEMAKER; Q WAVE; QRS COMPLEX; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPOLARIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYSTOLE; TACHYCARDIA INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; COHORT STUDIES; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860327968     PISSN: 19951892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5830/CVJA-2011-019     Document Type: Article

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