Ventricular fibrillation induced by spontaneous hypothermia in a patient with early repolarization syndrome

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 586-588

  Federman, Nicholas J ^a   Mechulan, Alexis ^a   Klein, George J ^a   Krahn, Andrew D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

arrhythmia; cardiac arrest; early repolarization syndrome; hypothermia; J wave; ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADULT; ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY ANEURYSM; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; CORE TEMPERATURE; EARLY REPOLARIZATION SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC SCREENING; HEART ARREST; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART DISEASE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; SYNDROME; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 84876949138     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12030     Document Type: Article

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