Successful resuscitation using aminophylline in refractory cardiac arrest with asystole

Resuscitation

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 39-41

  Perouansky, Misha ^a   Shamir, Micha ^a   Hershkowitz, Eliad ^b   Donchin, Yoel ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b MAGEN DAVID ADOM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aminophylline; Bradyarrythmias; Cardiac arrest; CPR

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMINOPHYLLINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION;

AGED; AMINOPHYLLINE; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 0031756910     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9572(98)00079-3     Document Type: Article

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