Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia: Preferential use of either adenosine or verapamil is dependent on the rate of tachycardia?

European Heart Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 1277-1278

  Steinbeck, Gerhard ^a   Reithmann, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; VERAPAMIL;

CAROTID SINUS MASSAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TACHYCARDIA;

ADENOSINE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 3442899421     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehj.2004.07.003     Document Type: Review

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