Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Jul 2005
[Recurrent ventricular tachycardias following myocardial infarction: linear ablation strategy using an electroanatomical mapping system].
The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is the therapy of choice for patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT) after myocardial infarction. In some patients frequent ICD shocks occur, often resulting in clinical problems, if antiarrhythmic drugs insufficiently suppress them. Our aim was to describe electro-anatomical mapping and ablation techniques in patients with VTs, in which conventional strategy treatments have failed. ⋯ Electro-anatomical mapping combined with an individual linear ablation strategy is a safe and effective method to prevent symptomatic VT in patients after myocardial infarction.
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · Jun 2005
Review Practice Guideline Guideline[Consensus recommendations for malaria prophylaxis].
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Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. · May 2005
Review[Trigeminal autonomic headache, hemicrania continua and hypnic headache. A review of rare primary headache forms].
Tension-type headache and migraine are the most common types of primary headaches. Apart from these well known diseases, the group of primary headaches includes other relatively rare headache disorders. ⋯ The importance of recognising these disorders is underlined by the fact, that rare primary headaches response often complete and rapid to a specific treatment. This review summarizes the current knowledge on the clinical presentation and treatment of cluster headache, paroxysmal hemicrania, SUNCT syndrome, hemicrania continua and hypnic headache.