Ventricular tachycardia induced by Valsalva's manoeuvre in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Bhattacharya S.; Hughes LO.; Raftery EB.

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Ventricular tachycardia induced by Valsalva's manoeuvre in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Bhattacharya S., Hughes LO., Raftery EB.

We describe a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy who developed reproducible ventricular tachycardia during Valsalva's manoeuvre. This phenomenon has not previously been described.

Original publication

DOI

10.1016/0167-5273(88)90223-9

Type

Journal article

Journal

Int J Cardiol

Publication Date

11/1988

Volume

Pages

187 - 189

Keywords

Adult, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic, Heart Ventricles, Humans, Male, Tachycardia, Valsalva Maneuver