The influence of magnesium on the electrophysiological effects of erythromycin in the isolated guinea pig heart

Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 327-333

  Lueger, Andreas ^a   Brodmann, Marianne ^a   Scherr, Daniel ^a   Stark, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Atrial refractoriness; Erythromycin; Magnesium; QT interval

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GUINEA PIG; HEART ATRIUM; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART CYCLE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART PACING; HEART PERFUSION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ERYTHROMYCIN; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HEART; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

EID: 0036983798     PISSN: 09203206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021734010365     Document Type: Article

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