New approaches to treatment of atrial flutter and tachycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 368-381

  Lesh, Michael D ^a   Kalman, Jonathan M ^a   Olgin, Jeffrey E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AMINOPHYLLINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; FLECAINIDE; ISOPRENALINE; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPAFENONE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GARLIC; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART PACING; HEART STIMULATION; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0029868146     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.1996.tb00539.x     Document Type: Article

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