Effects of oral repetitive loading of disopyramide on acute-onset atrial fibrillation with concurrent monitoring of serum drug concentration

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 57-62

  Kishikawa, Toshisuke ^a   Maruyama, Toru ^a   Kaji, Yoshikazu ^a   Sasaki, Yasushi ^b   Kanaya, Shozo ^c   Fujino, Takehiko ^c   Niho, Yoshiyuki ^a   Ishihara, Yasushi ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Ishihara Cardiovascular Hospital   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Disopyramide; Episodic therapy

Indexed keywords

DISOPYRAMIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DISOPYRAMIDE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032965151     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-5273(98)00334-9     Document Type: Article

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