Arrhythmias after acute myocardial infarction: Evaluation and management rhythm and conduction abnormalities

Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 125-139

  Podrid, Philip J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BRETYLIUM; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HEPARIN; IBUTILIDE FUMARATE; LIDOCAINE; PROCAINAMIDE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL; WARFARIN;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEFIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0030727317     PISSN: 00325481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3810/pgm.1997.11.363     Document Type: Conference Paper

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