Ventricular tachycardia following ingestion of a commonly used antihistamine

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 176, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 429-430

  Kuchar, Dennis L ^a   Walker, Bruce D ^a   Thorburn, Charles W ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; LORATADINE; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LONG QT SYNDROME; NOSE CONGESTION; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 0037029967     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2002.tb04485.x     Document Type: Article

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