Safety of transvenous temporary cardiac pacing in patients with accidental digoxin overdose and symptomatic bradycardia

Cardiology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 152-155

  Chen, Ju Yi ^a   Liu, Ping Yen ^a,b   Chen, Jyh Hong ^a   Lin, Li Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bradyarrhythmias; Digoxin overdose; Pacemaker

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PACING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DIGOXIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 5644259544     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080483     Document Type: Article

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