Effect of epinephrine on the efficacy of the internal cardioverter-defibrillator

The American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1992, Pages 509-512

  Sousa, João ^a   Kou, William ^a   Calkins, Hugh ^a   Rosenheck, Shimon ^a   Kadish, Alan ^a   Morady, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DEVICE; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART STIMULATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; SINUS RHYTHM; SYMPATHETIC FUNCTION;

AGED; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; EPINEPHRINE; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TACHYCARDIA; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0026609307     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(92)90995-B     Document Type: Article

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