Runaway pacemaker: A case report and review

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 177-181

  Griffin, Jill ^a   Smithline, Howard ^a,b   Cook, James ^b,c  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Baystate Med Cent   (United States)

Author keywords

Dysrhythmia; Pacemaker; Tachydysrhythmia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; TACHYCARDIA;

AGED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0033856067     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(00)00208-0     Document Type: Article

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