Ibutilide for rapid conversion of atrial fibrillation or flutter in a mixed critically ill patient population

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 92-97

  Karth, Georg Delle ^a   Schillinger, Martin ^a   Geppert, Alexander ^a   Haumer, Markus ^a   Gwechenberger, Marianne ^a   Meyer, Brigitte ^a   Heinz, Gottfried ^a   Siostrzonek, Peter ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b KH der Barmherzigen Schwestern ^*  (Austria)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrial flutter; Critically ill; Ibutilide; ICU; Pharmacological conversion

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; IBUTILIDE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HEART SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; OPEN STUDY;

AGED; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FLUTTER; AUSTRIA; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SULFONAMIDES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14844320095     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00508-004-0297-4     Document Type: Article

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