Proarrhythmias and antiarrhythmias: Two sides of the same coin

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 957-959

  Kowey, Peter R ^a,c   Yan, Gan Xin ^b  

^a Main Line Health Heart Center   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SOTALOL;

ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PROARRHYTHMIA; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; HUMANS; SOTALOL; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 25444485412     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2005.06.003     Document Type: Editorial

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