Arrhythmic complications of acute coronary syndromes

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1065-1082

  Perron, Andrew D ^a   Sweeney, Timothy ^a  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; DIURETIC AGENT; DOPAMINE; ESMOLOL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LIDOCAINE; METOPROLOL; NITRATE; PROCAINAMIDE; VERAPAMIL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANEMIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ASYSTOLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVOLEMIA; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG EMBOLISM; PAIN; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; REVIEW; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; WENCKEBACH PERIOD;

EID: 25844461378     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: 07338627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2005.07.002     Document Type: Review

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