Rhythm disturbances in the form of atrial tachycardia in a female patient with polymyositis: A Case Report

Angiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 391-394

  Peregud Pogorzelska, Małgorzata ^a   Kazmierczak, Jarosław ^a   Brzosko, Marek ^a  

^a POMERANIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; POLYMYOSITIS; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SINUS RHYTHM; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARREST; MIDDLE AGED;

BRADYCARDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMYOSITIS; TACHYCARDIA, ECTOPIC ATRIAL; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33745521454     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000331970605700319     Document Type: Article

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