Effectiveness of prehospital synchronous direct-current cardioversion for supraventricular tachyarrhythmias causing unstable hemodynamic states

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 489-491

  Roth, Arie ^a   Elkayam, Ilana ^b   Shapira, Itzhak ^b   Sander, Judith ^b   Malov, Nomi ^b   Kehati, Mayera ^b   Golovner, Michal ^b  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; DIGOXIN; PROCAINAMIDE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT CURRENT; FEMALE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037441805     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(02)03257-5     Document Type: Article

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