Unusual atrial pro-arrhythmic effect of flecainide: A contemporary review

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 529-534

  De Meester, A ^a   Machiels, J P ^a   Rousseau, L ^a   Luwaert, R ^a   Chaudron, J M ^a  

^a Hospital de Jolimont   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atrial flutter; Flecainide; Pro arrhythmic effect

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; FLECAINIDE ACETATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PALPITATION; HEART RATE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN;

AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FLUTTER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; FLECAINIDE; HUMANS;

EID: 0030485495     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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