Khoury A Author
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Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, Calsequestrin
The Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Rambam Health Care Campus and Bruce Rappaport Faculty, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
The Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Rambam Health Care Campus and Bruce Rappaport Faculty, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel, published an article on Pharmacological and Non- Pharmacological Therapies of Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia.
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Author(s): Marai I, Boulos M, and Khoury A
Pharmacological and Non- Pharmacological Therapies of Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT) is an inherited cardiac channelopathy characterized by exercise related ventricular tachycardia (VT) manifested as syncope and sudden death among young patients with structurally normal hearts. High dose Beta blocker is the mainstay therapy. Recently, flecainide was introduced to treat symptomatic CPVT patients despite beta bl... view moreĀ»