Plasma levels of troponin T after electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation and flutter

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1367-1369

  Neumayr, Günther ^a   Hagn, Claus ^a   Gänzer, Hannes ^a   Friedrich, Guy ^a   Pechlaner, Christoph ^a   Joannidis, Michael ^a   Schratzberger, Peter ^a   Wiedermann, Christian Josef ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; HEPARIN; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CELL DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEFIBRILLATOR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TROPONIN; TROPONIN T;

EID: 0030785468     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(97)00686-3     Document Type: Article

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