Persistent second-degree atrioventricular block following adenosine infusion for nuclear stress testing

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 304-307

  Makaryus, John N ^a   Catanzaro, John N ^a   Friedman, Michael L ^a   Katona, Kyle C ^a   Makaryus, Amgad N ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Atrioventricular block; Nuclear stress testing

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; AMINOPHYLLINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; SINUS RHYTHM; TELEMETRY;

ADENOSINE; AGED; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 40049097387     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3282785288     Document Type: Article

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