Incorrect instruction in the use of the Valsalva manoeuvre for paroxysmal supra-ventricular tachycardia is common

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 284-287

  Taylor, David McD ^a   Wong, Lu Fee ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Emergency department; Supraventricular tachycardia; Vagal tone; Valsalva manoeuvre

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECUMBENCY; SITTING; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; SUPINE POSITION; THORAX PRESSURE; VAGUS TONE; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 4143069090     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2004.00628.x     Document Type: Article

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