Role of sodium in contrast medium-induced polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: Results in a rabbit model of lengthened QT interval

1998 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 435-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Marc Idée ◽  
Christine Bourgoin-Balut ◽  
Thierry Lefevre ◽  
Philippe Zamia ◽  
Valérie Goulas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ventricular Tachycardia ◽  
Contrast Medium ◽  
Qt Interval ◽  
Rabbit Model ◽  
Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia

scholarly journals The Role of Flecainide in the Management of Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krystien VV Lieve ◽  
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Arthur A Wilde ◽  
Christian van der Werf ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
Ventricular Tachycardia ◽  
Sudden Cardiac Death ◽  
Cardiac Death ◽  
Structural Heart Disease ◽  
Current Data ◽  
Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia ◽  
Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia ◽  
Β Blockers

Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is a rare but severe genetic cardiac arrhythmia disorder, with symptoms including syncope and sudden cardiac death due to polymorphic VT or ventricular fibrillation typically triggered by exercise or emotions in the absence of structural heart disease. The cornerstone of medical therapy for CPVT is β -blockers. However, recently flecainide has been added to the therapeutic arsenal for CPVT. In this review we summarise current data on the efficacy and role of flecainide in the treatment of CPVT.

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