Clinical characteristics and possible mechanism of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation induced by intracoronary injection of acetylcholine

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 570-573

  Sueda, Shozo ^a   Fukuda, Hiroshi ^a   Watanabe, Kouki ^a   Ochi, Naoto ^b   Kawada, Hiroyuki ^b   Hayashi, Yutaka ^b   Uraoka, Tadao ^b  

^a Saiseikai Saijo Hospital   (Japan)

^b Kita Medical Association Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; DIGITALIS; DILTIAZEM; DISOPYRAMIDE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INJECTION; INTRACORONARY INFUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0035451346     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(01)01744-1     Document Type: Article

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