The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 4 , Pages e3-e4 , April 2008

Energy Drink-related Supraventricular Tachycardia

  • Nagapradeep Nagajothi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Ill
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Nagapradeep Nagajothi, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Mount Sinai Hospital/The Chicago Medical School, California Ave at 15th Street, Chicago, IL 60608.
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  • Ahmad Khraisat, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Ill
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  • Jose-Luis E. Velazquez-Cecena, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Ill
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  • Rohit Arora, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Ill
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  • Kalpana Raghunathan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Ill
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  • Ravi Patel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Ill
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  • Ritesh Parajuli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, Ill

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 We have no commercial or proprietary interest in any drug, device, or equipment mentioned in the submitted article.

PII: S0002-9343(07)01186-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.12.003

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 121, Issue 4 , Pages e3-e4 , April 2008

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