Holiday heart syndrome: A case of cardiac irritability after increased alcohol consumption

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 570-573

  Sterner, Katherine L ^a   Keough, Vicki A ^b  

^a Loyola University ^*

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DYSPNEA; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; LEISURE; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SYNCOPE; VERTIGO;

EID: 0346957113     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2003.10.002     Document Type: Article

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