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Supraventricular tachyarrhythmia as a cause of sudden cardiac arrest
Supraventricular tachyarrhythmias (SVTA) are an accepted cause of cardiac arrest in patients with Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome (WPW) and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy but their participation in other condition...
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Bradycardia-Induced Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia after Radiofrequency Catheter Modification of Atrioventricular Junction
We report the case of a 59-year-old man with a dilated nonischemiccardiomyopathy who had chronic rapid atrial fibrillation despite severaltherapies. Radiofrequency modification of the atrioventricular (AV) jun...
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Relationships Between Heart Rate Variability and Antiarrhythmic Effects of Hydroquinidine
Class I antiarrhythmic drugs may increase the incidence of cardiac death, and controlled treatment is required in patients with severe ventricular arrhythmias. Electrophysiologically guided antiarrhythmic ther...
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The acute effects of intravenously administered mibefradil, a new calcium antagonist, on the electrophysiologic characteristics of the human heart
Objective : This multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study was designed to assess the acute effects of intravenous mibefradil on the electrophysiologic characte...
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Ventricular tachycardias in individuals with apparently normal heart
Ventricular tachycardia (VT) is usually associated with heart disease. However, it may occur without clinically evident cardiac abnormalities, and, in this case, the benign character of this arrhythmia has bee...
