Usefulness of single-bolus adenosine test for confirming sinus node dysfunction and correlation with atrial overdrive suppression test

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1569-1572

  Lin, Jih Min ^b   Lin, Jiunn Lee ^b   Lai, Ling Ping ^b   Huang, Shoei K Stephen ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIDE EFFECT; SINUS ARREST; SINUS NODE; SINUS NODE DYSFUNCTION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; DRUG EFFECT; HEART RATE; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA;

ADENOSINE; AGED; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 13944280281     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.08.043     Document Type: Article

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