Managing atrial tachyarrhythmias in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 83, Issue 5 B, 1999, Pages

  Schaumann, Anselm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; SOTALOL;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEFIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0033545642     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(98)01033-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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