Theophylline for chronic symptomatic bradycardia in the elderly

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 32, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 837-839

  Ling, Con Ann ^a,b   Crouch, Michael A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH SYSTEM PHARMACISTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYDRALAZINE; PRAZOSIN; THEOPHYLLINE;

AGED; AGING; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0031850353     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.17463     Document Type: Review

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