The effect of propafenone on premature ventricular contractions (PVC): An analysis based on heart rate dependency of PVCs

Japanese Heart Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 701-711

  Saikawa, Tetsunori ^a   Niwa, Hiroko ^b   Ito, Morio ^c   Ishida, Shuji ^d   Nakagawa, Mikiko ^a   Maeda, Toshihiro ^b   Takeshita, Yasushi ^e   Takakura, Takeshi ^f   Sakata, Toshiie ^g  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Department of Internal Medicine

^c Munakata Ishikai Hospital   (Japan)

^d OITA PREFECTURAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e Department of Internal Medicine   (Japan)

^f Health Insurance Nankai Hospital   (Japan)

^g Oita Medical School   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heart rate dependency; Holter ECG; Propafenone; Ventricular premature contractions

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; DIGITALIS; PRONON; PROPAFENONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPAFENONE; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 0035721385     PISSN: 00214868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/jhj.42.701     Document Type: Article

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