Evaluation and management of cardiac arrhythmias in the elderly

Medical Clinics of North America

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 527-550

  Tresch, Donald D ^b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; APRINDINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DISOPYRAMIDE; ENCAINIDE; FLECAINIDE; IMIPRAMINE; LIDOCAINE; MEXILETINE; MORACIZINE; PHENYTOIN; PROCAINAMIDE; PROPRANOLOL; QUINIDINE; TOCAINAMIDE; WARFARIN;

ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEFIBRILLATION; DRUG INDICATION; ELDERLY CARE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; HEART PROARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0035117121     PISSN: 00257125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-7125(05)70325-4     Document Type: Article

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