Cardiac troponin T does not increase after electrical cardioversion for atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter

Heart

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 226-228

  Greaves, K ^a   Crake, T ^b  

^a ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Cardioversion; Troponin T

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0031713568     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.80.3.226     Document Type: Article

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