Digoxin, hypercalcaemia, and cardiac conduction

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 887, 1999, Pages 554-556

  Vella, Adrian ^a   Gerber, Thomas C ^a   Hayes, David L ^a   Reeder, Guy S ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Bradycardia; Cardiac conduction; Hypercalcaemia

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART CONDUCTION; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; LUNG SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; QT INTERVAL;

EID: 0032815878     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.75.887.554     Document Type: Article

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