An overview of the management of electrical storm

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. A, 1997, Pages

  Dorian, Paul ^a,b   Cass, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Arrhythmia; Bretylium; Lidocaine; Treatment; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0031086046     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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