Isoproterenol as an adjunct for treatment of idiopathic ventricular fibrillation storm in a pregnant woman

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 251.e3-251.e5

  Mittadodla, Penchala S ^a   Salen, Philip N ^a   Traub, Darren M ^a  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ISOPRENALINE; LIDOCAINE; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATION; DEFIBRILLATOR; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 81755166523     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.09.036     Document Type: Article

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