Ventricular tachycardia storm in cardiac sarcoidosis: A 76-day-ICU-nightmare

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 278-283

  Naik, Ajay M ^a   Patel, Sizan B ^a  

^a CIMS Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiac sarcoidosis; Implantable cardioverter defibrillator; Radio frequency ablation; Ventricular tachycardia storm

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEFIBRILLATOR; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESYNCOPE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SARCOIDOSIS;

EID: 84872280511     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09726292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0972-6292(16)30567-8     Document Type: Article

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