Use of intravenous adenosine as a noninvasive diagnostic test for sick sinus syndrome

American Heart Journal

Volumn 137, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 435-438

  Burnett, Dak ^b   Abi Samra, Freddie ^b   Vacek, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEART CYCLE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SINUS NODE DYSFUNCTION; SINUS NODE RECOVERY TIME; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 0033009820     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(99)70488-6     Document Type: Article

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