Review article: Adenosine use in the emergency department

EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 209-215

  Innes, James A ^a  

^a GOLD COAST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adenosine; Supraventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; METHYLXANTHINE;

ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRONCHOSPASM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DYSPNEA; EMERGENCY WARD; FLUSHING; HEADACHE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN;

ADENOSINE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 44849084439     PISSN: 17426731     EISSN: 17426723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-6723.2008.01100.x     Document Type: Review

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