Atrial fibrillation and continuous hypotension induced by sildenafil in an intermittent WPW syndrome patient

Japanese Heart Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 827-830

  Hayashi, Keisuke ^a   Minezaki, Kenryo K ^a,c   Narukawa, Munetoshi ^a   Ookubo, Michihito ^a   Mitsuhashi, Takeshi ^b   Shimada, Kazuyuki ^b  

^a Sano Kohsei General Hospital   (Japan)

^b JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Sano Kousei General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Direct current shock; Hypotension; Sildenafil; WPW syndrome

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CIBENZOLINE; DOPAMINE; DOXAZOSIN; SILDENAFIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART BEAT; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; THORAX PAIN; WOLFF PARKINSON WHITE SYNDROME;

EID: 0033500253     PISSN: 00214868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/jhj.40.827     Document Type: Article

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