Bradyarrhythmia caused by ginseng in a patient with chronic kidney disease

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 538.e5-538.e6

  Liao, Wen I ^a   Lin, Yen Yue ^a   Chu, Shi Jye ^a   Hsu, Ching Wang ^a   Tsai, Shih Hung ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; GINSENG EXTRACT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMMON COLD; DIZZINESS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; WEAKNESS;

EID: 77951912314     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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