Modern pharmacotherapy of supraventricular and ventricular cardiac arrhythmia: An update for conventional therapy;Moderne pharmakotherapie bei supraventrikulären und ventrikulären herzrhythmusstörungen: Ein update zur konventionellen therapie

Internist

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1013-1023

  Steven, D ^a   Lutomsky, B ^a   Rostock, T ^a   Willems, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Pharmacological therapy; Supraventricular; Therapy; Ventricular

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BISOPROLOL; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DILTIAZEM; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOFETILIDE; DRONEDARONE; FLECAINIDE; IBUTILIDE; METOPROLOL; PROPAFENONE; QUINIDINE; SOTALOL; VERAPAMIL;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PROARRHYTHMIA; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; TORSADE DES POINTES; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 33749572528     PISSN: 00209554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00108-006-1709-5     Document Type: Article

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