Prophylactic lidocaine use in acute myocardial infarction revisited in the thrombolytic era

American Heart Journal

Volumn 137, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 770-773

  Tan, H L ^a   Lie, K I ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ASYSTOLE; BRADYCARDIA; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; EDITORIAL; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032961788     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(99)70395-9     Document Type: Editorial

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