Grapefruit and tonic: A deadly combination in a patient with the long QT syndrome [3]

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 114, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 511-512

  Hermans, Kurt ^a   Stockman, Dirk ^a   Van Den Branden, Frank ^a  

^a MIDDELHEIM HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METOPROLOL; QUININE;

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GRAPEFRUIT JUICE; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG QT SYNDROME; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; POLYDIPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TORSADE DES POINTES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037447466     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(03)00071-8     Document Type: Letter

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