Troponin elevation in patients with various tachycardias and normal epicardial coronaries

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 172-174

  Kanjwal, Khalil ^a   Imran, Naser ^a   Grubb, Blair ^a   Kanjwal, Yousuf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Supraventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; SOTALOL; TROPONIN; TROPONIN I;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; DEFIBRILLATION; EPICARDIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 55849096927     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09726292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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