AN EPISODE OF VENTRICULAR-TACHYCARDIA DURING LONG-DURATION SPACEFLIGHT

Authors
FRITSCHYELLE JM LEUENBERGER UA DAUNNO DS ROSSUM AC BROWN TE WOOD ML JOSEPHSON ME GOLDBERGER AL
Citation
Jm. Fritschyelle et al., AN EPISODE OF VENTRICULAR-TACHYCARDIA DURING LONG-DURATION SPACEFLIGHT, The American journal of cardiology, 81(11), 1998, pp. 1391
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
81
Issue
11
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1998)81:11<1391:AEOVDL>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
An episode of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia was recorded from a crew member during the second month aboard the MIR space station. Alt hough asymptomatic, this cardiac event increases the concern that seri ous cardiac dysrhythmias may be a limiting factor during long-duration spaceflight.