Andersen-Tawil syndrome associated with aborted sudden cardiac death: Atrial pacing was effective for ventricular arrhythmias

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 344, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 248-250

  Kuramoto, Yuki ^a   Furukawa, Yoshio ^a   Yamada, Takahisa ^a   Okuyama, Yuji ^b   Fukunami, Masatake ^a  

^a OSAKA GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CIBENZOLINE; INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL SUBUNIT KIR2.1; ISOPRENALINE; NEOSTIGMINE;

ADULT; ANDERSEN SYNDROME; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BONE DYSPLASIA; CARDIOPULMONARY ARREST; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GAUCHER DISEASE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTELORISM; LOW SET EAR; MICROGNATHIA; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROVOCATION TEST; QT PROLONGATION; RESUSCITATION; SHORT STATURE; SINUS RHYTHM; SUDDEN DEATH; SYNCOPE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREADMILL; VAGUS TONE;

EID: 84865685348     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: 15382990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3182560209     Document Type: Article

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