Transient ST elevation after transthoracic cardioversion in patients with hemodynamically unstable ventricular tachyarrhythmia

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 878-881

  Kok, Lai Chow ^a   Mitchell, Mark A ^a   Haines, David E ^a   Mounsey, J Paul ^a   Dimarco, John P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SHORT SURVEY; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

EID: 0034175834     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00886-3     Document Type: Article

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