Adenosine-induced atrial arrhythmia: A prospective analysis

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 417-422

  Strickberger, S Adam ^a   Man, K Ching ^a   Daoud, Emile G ^a   Goyal, Rajiva ^a   Brinkman, Karin ^a   Knight, Bradley P ^a   Weiss, Raul ^a   Bahu, Marwan ^a   Morady, Fred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT;

EID: 0030865280     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-127-6-199709150-00001     Document Type: Article

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