Efficacy and safety of adenosine in diagnosis and treatment of regular tachycardia in the elderly

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 591-596

  Camaiti, Alberto ^a   Del Rosso, Attilio ^b,c   Morettini, Alessandro ^a   Nozzoli, Carlo ^a   Grifoni, Stefano ^a   Berni, Giancarlo ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAN GIUSEPPE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Elderly; Supraventricular tachycardia; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; SINUS RHYTHM; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 0031763842     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019501-199809090-00006     Document Type: Article

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