Elevated troponin levels in the absence of coronary artery disease after supraventricular tachycardia

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 133, Issue 31-32, 2003, Pages 439-441

  Zellweger, Michael J ^a   Schaer, Beat A ^a   Cron, Thomas A ^a   Pfisterer, Matthias E ^a   Osswald, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Supraventricular tachycardia; Troponin

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MALE; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0141927910     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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