Palpitations: What is the mechanism, and when should we treat them?

International Journal of Fertility and Women's Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 94-100

  Rosano, Giuseppe M C ^a,b   Rillo, Mariano ^a   Leonardo, Filippo ^a   Pappone, Carlo ^a   Chierchia, Sergio L ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arrhythmias; Menopause; Palpitations; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; PROGESTERONE;

CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MENOPAUSE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ARRHYTHMIA; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HEART; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0031427287     PISSN: 1534892X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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