Induction of atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia with intravenous adenosine

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages

  Dora, S K ^a   Namboodiri, K K Narayanan ^a   Valaparambil, A K ^a   Tharakan, J A ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia; Supraventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRANT TACHYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; PR INTERVAL; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; HEART FUNCTION TEST; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

ADENOSINE; ADULT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; HUMANS; MALE; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 34249687804     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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