Serum troponin I level after external electrical direct current synchronized cardioversion in patients with normal or reduced ejection fraction: No evidence of myocytes injury

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 467-470

  Cemin, Roberto ^a   Rauhe, Werner ^a   Marini, Massmiliano ^b   Pescoller, Felix ^a   Pitscheider, Walter ^a  

^a CENTRAL HOSPITAL OF BOLZANO   (Italy)

^b SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; External electrical cardioversion; Myocardial damage; Ventricular function

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN I;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC INJURY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26444476498     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960281005     Document Type: Article

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