A Case of Heart Failure Caused by Frequent Premature Ventricular Contractions

Journal of Arrhythmia

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 204-208

  Sawasaki, Kohei ^a   Saito, Makoto ^a   Muto, Masahiro ^b  

^a Nishio Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^b HAMAMATSU MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heart failure; Preferential conduction; Premature ventricular contraction; Tachycardia induced cardiomyopathy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85000900340     PISSN: 18804276     EISSN: 18832148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4020/jhrs.26.204     Document Type: Article

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