Ibutilide for treatment of atrial fibrillation in the emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-134

  Viktorsdottir, O ^a   Henriksdottir, A ^a   Arnar, D O ^a  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; IBUTILIDE; SULFONAMIDE;

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 33645057722     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2004.021394     Document Type: Article

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