Tricyclic antidepressants and the Brugada syndrome: An example of Brugada waves appearing after the administration of desipramine

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 395-398

  Babaliaros, Vasilis C ^a   Hurst, J Willis ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressant, desipramine; Arrhythmia; Brugada; Electrocardiogram; Sudden death; Tricyclic

Indexed keywords

DESIPRAMINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SUDDEN DEATH; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SYNDROME;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; DESIPRAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0035992256     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4950250809     Document Type: Article

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