The use of digitalis in heart failure

Current Problems in Cardiology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 781-853

  Rahimtoola, Shahbudin H ^a   Tak, Tahir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOTONIC AGENT; DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDE;

ANIMAL; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DIGITALIS GLYCOSIDES; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0030331763     PISSN: 01462806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0146-2806(96)80001-6     Document Type: Article

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