Alcohol and Illicit Drug Use as Precipitants of Atrial Fibrillation in Young Adults: A Case Series and Literature Review

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 122, Issue 9, 2009, Pages

  Krishnamoorthy, Suresh ^a   Lip, Gregory Y H ^a   Lane, Deirdre A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Atrial fibrillation; Illicit drugs

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; FLECAINIDE; ILLICIT DRUG; VERAPAMIL;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG ABUSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

EID: 68849103242     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.02.012     Document Type: Article

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