Drug-induced toxic myocarditis

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 76-79

  Ansari, Azam ^a,c   Maron, Barry J ^b   Berntson, Daniel G ^a  

^a FAIRVIEW SOUTHDALE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MINNEAPOLIS HEART INSTITUTE FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiomyopathy, congestive pathology; Myocarditis, toxic complications diagnosis etiology pathology therapy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALCOHOL; AMITRIPTYLINE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; ANTHRACYCLINE; CLOZAPINE; COCAINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTOKINE; DIGOXIN; DIURETIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE; ENALAPRIL; EPHEDRINE; FERROUS SULFATE; FLUOROURACIL; FUROSEMIDE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE; LITHIUM; NORADRENALIN; PERPHENAZINE; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HEART DILATATION; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MYOCARDITIS; PARANOID SCHIZOPHRENIA; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADRENERGIC UPTAKE INHIBITORS; AGED; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMANS; MYOCARDITIS; PERPHENAZINE; SCHIZOPHRENIA, PARANOID;

EID: 0037217343     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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