Rare case of left-dominant arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy with dramatic reverse remodeling after cardiac resynchronization as an adjunct to pharmacological therapy

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Hsiao, Chih Chung ^a   Kuo, Jen Yuan ^a   Yun, Chun Ho ^a   Hung, Chung Lieh ^a,b   Tsai, Cheng Ho ^a   Yeh, Hung I ^a,b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ANEURYSM; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FAINTNESS; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE DYSPLASIA; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEART VENTRICULOGRAPHY; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SYSTOLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMOGENIC RIGHT VENTRICULAR DYSPLASIA; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84868303812     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: 15273288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2012.02.009     Document Type: Article

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