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Management of Arrhythmic Patients in the Emergency Department: General Principles

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Arrhythmic patients are a common task in the duty of the emergency physician and the cardiology consultant. Both specialists, with their different approach and method, well know the clinical and statistical relevance of arrhythmias.

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  1. Emergency Medicine Unit, Cardiovascular Department, Cattinara University Hospital, Trieste, Italy

    Alessandro Surian & Luca Visintin

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    Gianfranco Sinagra

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Surian, A., Visintin, L. (2016). Management of Arrhythmic Patients in the Emergency Department: General Principles. In: Zecchin, M., Sinagra, G. (eds) The Arrhythmic Patient in the Emergency Department. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24328-3_1

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