Fatal heart block following treatment with botulinum toxin for achalasia [24]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 3333-3334

  Malnick, Stephen D H ^a,b   Metchnik, Laura ^a   Somin, Marina ^a   Bergman, Nina ^a   Attali, Malka ^a  

^a KAPLAN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Department of Internal Medicine C ^*  (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A;

AGED; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ESOPHAGUS ACHALASIA; HEART BLOCK; HEART CONDUCTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033766980     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(00)02124-9     Document Type: Letter

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