Arrhythmias in the ICU: What do we know?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-2

  Heinz, Gottfried ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COMORBIDITY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLAMMATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; STROKE; SUDDEN DEATH; SURVIVAL; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 46349108555     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200804-554ED     Document Type: Editorial

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