A randomized clinical study of a calcium-entry blocker (lidoflazine) in the treatment of comatose survivors of cardiac arrest

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 324, Issue 18, 1991, Pages 1225-1231

  Abramson, Norman S ^a   SuttonTyrrell, Kim ^a   Safar, Peter ^a   Detre, Katherine M ^a   Kelsey, Sheryl F ^a   Reinmuth, Oscar ^a   Snyder, James V ^a   Mullie, Arsene ^a   Vandevelde, Karol ^a   Rogove, Herbert ^b   Germon, Karin ^b   Powner, David ^c   Brooks Brunn, JoAnn ^c   Kaminski, Bogdan ^d   Staniaszek, Andrzej ^d   Jastremski, Michael ^e   Bradley, Keith ^f   Brody, Steven ^g   Brent, Jeffrey ^g   Spivey, William H ^h   Schoffstall, John ^h   Heiselman, Darell E ⁱ   Steingrub, Jay S ^j   Davis, Richard T ^k   Gisvold, Sven Erik ^l   Bozza Marrubini, Marialuisa ^m   Cerchiari, Erga L ^m   Hedstrand, Ulf ⁿ   Edgren, Erik ⁿ   Bar Joseph, Gad ^o   Vaagencs, Per ^p   Potter, Dennis ^q   Pepe, Paul ^r   Franaszek, Jacek ^s   Savilt, Daniel ^s   Woolard, Robert ^s   Mizock, Barry ^t   White, William ^u   Egol, Andrew ^v   Stephenson, Hugh E ^w   Bloch, Michael ^x   Walker, Michael ^y   Adams, Harold P ^z   Harp, James R ^aa   Marsh, James D ^ab   Bracken, Michael B ^ac   more..

^a St Jan Academic Hospital   (Belgium)

^b RIVERSIDE METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c The Methodist Hospital   (United States)

^d Clinical Hospital   (Poland)

^e SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f NORWALK HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g Grady Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^h DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

ⁱ AKRON GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^j Baystatc Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^k Mesa Lutheran Hospital   (United States)

^l TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^m OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

ⁿ UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^o RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^p AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^q KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^r Ben Taub Emergency Center   (United States)

^s RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^t Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^u University of Missouri Medical School ^*  (United States)

^v Baptist Children's Hospital   (United States)

^w UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^x MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^y NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^z UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^aa TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^ab HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^ac YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOFLAZINE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; COMA; DRUG EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; LIDOFLAZINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 0025727272     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199105023241801     Document Type: Article

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