Palpitations: A proper evaluation and approach to effective medical therapy

Current Cardiology Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 362-367

  Pickett, Christopher C ^b   Zimetbaum, Peter J ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE;

AMBULATORY MONITORING; ANXIETY; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PALPITATION; HEART PROARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PANIC; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYNCOPE;

EID: 26444599559     PISSN: 15233782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11886-005-0090-7     Document Type: Review

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