Pacemaker with 2:1 hyperkalemic ventricular exit block

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 117-119

  Mischke, Karl ^a   Schimpf, Thomas ^a   Knackstedt, Christian ^a   Schauerte, Patrick ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEART BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; HEART BLOCK; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; PACEMAKER, ARTIFICIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846853077     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.03.039     Document Type: Article

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