Human Contact and Cardiac Arrhythmia in a Coronary Care Unit
1977; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 39; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1097/00006842-197705000-00004
ISSN1534-7796
AutoresJames J. Lynch, Sue A. Thomas, David A. Paskewitz, Aaron Honori Katcher, Lourdes O. Weir,
Tópico(s)Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
ResumoIn a sample of 225 coronary care patients it was observed that a significant reduction in ventricular arrhythmias occurred following pulse palpation. These data suggest that significant changes in ventricular arrhythmia can occur as a result of even minimally arousing psychosocial interactions.
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