Effects of a high dose intravenous bolus amiodarone in patients with atrial fibrillation and a rapid ventricular rate

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-32

  Hofmann, Robert ^a   Steinwender, Clemens ^a   Kammler, Jürgen ^a   Kypta, Alex ^a   Leisch, Franz ^a  

^a KEPLER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Intravenous amiodarone; Intravenous digoxin

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DIGOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

AGED; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DIGOXIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE;

EID: 33747413729     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.06.048     Document Type: Article

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