Clarithromycin associated with torsades de pointes

Japanese Circulation Journal

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 421-422

  Kamochi, Hideyuki ^a   Nii, Takanobu ^a   Eguchi, Kazuo ^a   Mori, Tadashi ^a   Yamamoto, Akifumi ^a   Shimoda, Kazuya ^a   Ibaraki, Kazuo ^a  

^a KARATSU RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clarithromycin; Torsades de pointes

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; QT INTERVAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TORSADE DES POINTES;

AGED; CLARITHROMYCIN; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 0033020413     PISSN: 00471828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/jcj.63.421     Document Type: Article

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