The Electrocardiogram of the Stokes-adams Attack.
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The Treatment of Complete
Circulatory Arrest Circulatory arrest produces sudden attacks of unconsciousness of two types, which may occur not only in established complete heart block, but also during sudden changes in conduction. The classical Stokes-Adams seizure is caused by ventricular arrest. The second type of attack is associated with ventricular hyper-irritability, leading to ventricular ectopic beats, often multi...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British heart journal
دوره 3 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1941