A Case of Sudden Cardiac Death due to Pilsicainide-Induced Torsades de Pointes |
Nakatani, Shimpei
(Division of Cardiology, Osaka Rosai Hospital)
Taniike, Masayuki (Division of Cardiology, Osaka Rosai Hospital) Makino, Nobuhiko (Division of Cardiology, Osaka Rosai Hospital) Egami, Yasuyuki (Division of Cardiology, Osaka Rosai Hospital) Shutta, Ryu (Division of Cardiology, Osaka Rosai Hospital) Tanouchi, Jun (Division of Cardiology, Osaka Rosai Hospital) Nishino, Masami (Division of Cardiology, Osaka Rosai Hospital) |
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