Warning: Acute pancreatitis is associated with slightly higher current amiodarone use

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 167-168

  Olshansky, Brian ^a  

^a North Iowa Mercy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ALCOHOLISM; BILE DUCT STONE; CARDIOPULMONARY BYPASS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN; TAIWANESE; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; FEMALE; MALE; PANCREATITIS;

AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PANCREATITIS;

EID: 84920701533     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.09.006     Document Type: Editorial

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