The effect of digitalis on the heart- An update

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 861-863

  Kurian, Maria ^a  

^a SAVEETHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cardiac glycosides; Digitalis; Digitalis toxicity; Heart

Indexed keywords

DIGITALIS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION DEFECT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIGITALIS (GENUS); DIZZINESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELIMINATION HALF-LIFE; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VOMITING;

EID: 84944892355     PISSN: 09751459     EISSN: 09751459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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