Treating patients with ventricular ectopic beats

Heart

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1707-1712

  Ng, G André ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; CAFFEINE; ENCAINIDE; FLECAINIDE;

DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EXERCISE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEATH; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

CAFFEINE; CARDIOMEGALY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PROGNOSIS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 33750303429     PISSN: 13556037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2005.067843     Document Type: Review

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