Beneficial effects of cilostazol in a patient with recurrent ventricular fibrillation associated with early repolarization syndrome

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 604-606

  Iguchi, Kohei ^a   Noda, Takashi ^a   Kamakura, Shiro ^a   Shimizu, Wataru ^a  

^a NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Cilostazol; Early repolarization; J wave; Quinidine; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

BEPRIDIL; BISOPROLOL; CILOSTAZOL; DIGOXIN; ISOPRENALINE; QUINIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; LOW DRUG DOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYNDROME; TETRAZOLES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 84875695902     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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