Cardiac toxicity with thioridazine-tricyclic antidepressant combination

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 165, Issue 2, 1977, Pages 139-143

  Heiman, Elliott M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; DIAZEPAM; IMIPRAMINE; LIDOCAINE; METARAMINOL; PERPHENAZINE; PROCAINAMIDE; THIORIDAZINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL STUDY; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG THERAPY; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; THERAPY; THIOXIDAZINE;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; TACHYCARDIA; THIORIDAZINE;

EID: 0017681481     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: 1539736X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005053-197708000-00008     Document Type: Article

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