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Distinct U wave changes in patients with catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT).
International heart journal - 1 May 2006
Aizawa Yoshiyasu, Komura Satoru, Okada Shinsuke, Chinushi Masaomi, Aizawa Yoshifusa, Morita Hiroshi, Ohe Tohru
Abstract excerpt
Although catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is associated with fatal ventricular arrhythmias and sudden death, the ECG findings are not fully understood. In this paper, we report on alterations in the U-wave. Seven patients from 6 families with CPVT in which bidirectional tachycardia and polymorphic VT were induced by exercise or isoproterenol infusion visited our hospitals. VT was not...
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