Intracoronary verapamil rapidly terminates reperfusion tachyarrhythmias in acute myocardial infarction

Chest

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 702-708

  Kato, Masaya ^a   Dote, Keigo ^a   Sasaki, Shota ^a   Takemoto, Hiroaki ^a   Habara, Seiji ^a   Hasegawa, Daiji ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA CITY ASA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Reperfusion arrhythmia; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

DISOPYRAMIDE; LIDOCAINE; VERAPAMIL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTRACORONARY INFUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPERFUSION INJURY; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 4544256677     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.3.702     Document Type: Article

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