Ventricular tachyarrhythmias in a patient with Andersen-Tawil syndrome

Korean Circulation Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 62-65

  Pyo, Jung Yoon ^a   Joh, Dong Hoo ^a   Park, Jin Su ^a   Lee, Seung Jun ^a   Lee, Hancheol ^a   Kim, Wonjin ^a   Joung, Boyoung ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Andersen Tawil syndrome; Paralysis; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANDERSEN SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINODACTYLY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTUBATION; KOREA; PARESTHESIA; PERIODIC PARALYSIS; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; QT PROLONGATION; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 84874764036     PISSN: 17385520     EISSN: 17385555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4070/kcj.2013.43.1.62     Document Type: Article

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