Termination and suppression of idiopathic left ventricular tachycardia by diltiazem

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 890-893

  Lin, Lang ^a,b   Conti, Jamie Beth ^a   Curtis, Anne B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium channel blockers; Diltiazem; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

DILTIAZEM;

ADULT; ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030779091     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960201019     Document Type: Article

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