Effects of Adenosine on wavelength of premature atrial complexes in patients without structural heart disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1443-1446

  Kabell, Glenn ^a   Karas, Barry J ^a   Corbisiero, Raffaele ^a   Fitzgerald, Thomas F ^a   Cook, James R ^a   Kirchhoffer, James B ^a  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ADENOSINE; ADULT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CARDIAC COMPLEXES, PREMATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 0030589347     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00634-0     Document Type: Article

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