Le cas clinique du mois. Flutter auriculaire avec reponse ventriculaire rapide (conduction auriculo-ventriculaire 1:1) lors d'un traitement par flecainide.
ROBINET, Sébastien; Melon, R.; Pierard, Luc
2007 • In Revue Médicale de Liège, 62 (12), p. 701-3
[en] We report a case of 1:1 flutter in a patient taking flecainide for atrial fibrillation. We discuss the mechanism of the arrhythmia, its treatment and the preventive attitude to be adopted.
Disciplines :
Cardiovascular & respiratory systems
Author, co-author :
ROBINET, Sébastien ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Cardiologie
Melon, R.
Pierard, Luc ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Cardiologie - Pathologie spéciale et réhabilitation
Language :
French
Title :
Le cas clinique du mois. Flutter auriculaire avec reponse ventriculaire rapide (conduction auriculo-ventriculaire 1:1) lors d'un traitement par flecainide.
Alternative titles :
[en] Clinical case of the month. Atrial flutter with rapid ventricular response (1:1 atrioventricular conduction) caused by flecainide
Publication date :
2007
Journal title :
Revue Médicale de Liège
ISSN :
0370-629X
eISSN :
2566-1566
Publisher :
Université de Liège. Revue Médicale de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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