Caffeine-related atrial fibrillation

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Artin, Bassel ^a,b   Singh, Mukesh ^a,b   Richeh, Chadi ^a,b   Jawad, Evyan ^a,b   Arora, Rohit ^a,b   Khosla, Sandeep ^a,b  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; caffeine; supraventricular arrhythmias

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; DILTIAZEM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COFFEE; DIZZINESS; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; SINUS RHYTHM; SYMPTOM; TACHYCARDIA; TELEMETRY; THORAX PAIN; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CAFFEINE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 77957773415     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3181df8cf8     Document Type: Article

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