Enlarged effects of adenosine in a septic patient with multiple myeloma and atrial flutter

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 363-366

  Dierkes, Stefan ^a   Hennersdorf, Marcus G ^a   Perings, Christian ^a   Strauer, Bodo E ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Asystole; Atrial flutter; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HUMAN; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; QRS COMPLEX; SEPSIS; SINOATRIAL CONDUCTION; SINUS RHYTHM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADENOSINE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 0043066905     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.58.4.2005296     Document Type: Article

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