Digitalis and hemodialysis is a bad combination

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1418-1420

  Thiemann, David R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIGITALIS; DIGOXIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR;

CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEMODIALYSIS; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA; BLOOD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

DIGITALIS; DIGOXIN; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 77956551856     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: 15333450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/ASN.2010070775     Document Type: Letter

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