Calcium-channel blocker withdrawal in a pregnant woman

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-66

  O'Donnell, James ^a,d   Mertl, Sue Lyon ^b   Kelly, William N ^c  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Lyon Consulting Group Inc   (United States)

^c MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Angina pectoris; Calcium channel blockers; Cholecystitis; Diltiazem; Drug withdrawal syndrome; Gallbladder disease; Ischemia; Myocardial infarction; Nifedipine; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DILTIAZEM; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 0032936871     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00045391-199901000-00009     Document Type: Article

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