Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation After Smokeless Tobacco (Maras Powder) Use

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 265-267

  Sogut, Ozgur ^a   Sayhan, Mustafa Burak ^b   Ustundag, Mehmet ^b   Orak, Murat ^b  

^a HARRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Maras powder; paroxysmal atrial fibrillation; smokeless tobacco

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PALPITATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; SINUS RHYTHM; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS;

EID: 67649381814     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70067-X     Document Type: Article

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