Atrial fibrillation in the critically ill: Common sense for a common problem

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1681-1682

  Trohman, Richard G ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Critically ill; Direct current cardioversion; Hyperadrenergic; Pharmacotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; DIGITALIS; DIGOXIN; DILTIAZEM; IBUTILIDE; THEOPHYLLINE; WARFARIN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BRADYCARDIA; BRONCHOSPASM; CARDIOVERSION; CATHETER ABLATION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; EDITORIAL; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 42949103613     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31817014d2     Document Type: Editorial

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