Prevention of torsade de pointes in hospital settings: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology Foundation.

نویسندگان

  • Barbara J Drew
  • Michael J Ackerman
  • Marjorie Funk
  • W Brian Gibler
  • Paul Kligfield
  • Venu Menon
  • George J Philippides
  • Dan M Roden
  • Wojciech Zareba
چکیده

Barbara J. Drew, RN, PhD, FAHA, Chair; Michael J. Ackerman, MD, PhD, FACC; Marjorie Funk, RN, PhD, FAHA; W. Brian Gibler, MD, FAHA; Paul Kligfield, MD, FAHA, FACC; Venu Menon, MD, FAHA, FACC; George J. Philippides, MD, FAHA, FACC; Dan M. Roden, MD, FAHA, FACC; Wojciech Zareba, MD, PhD, FACC; on behalf of the American Heart Association Acute Cardiac Care Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology, the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, and the American College of Cardiology Foundation

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology

دوره 55 9  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010