Two cases of chlorinated hydrocarbon-associated myocardial ischemia

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 298-301

  Bailey, Benoit ^a   Loebstein, Ronen ^a   Lai, Christopher ^b   McGuigan, Michael A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b Port Arthur General Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,1,1 TRICHLOROETHANE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALPRAZOLAM; BUTANE; CATECHOLAMINE; CHLORAL HYDRATE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CLONAZEPAM; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; DOPAMINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METOPROLOL; PROPANE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ST SEGMENT; SUICIDE;

ADULT; CHLORAL HYDRATE; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OVERDOSE; SOLVENTS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TRICHLOROETHANES;

EID: 0030815098     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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