Torsade de Pointes associated with thyrotoxicosis [1]

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 207-208

  McLean, A ^a   Sceats, G ^a  

^a NEPEAN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; CANDESARTAN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROPRANOLOL; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; SERTRALINE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; VERAPAMIL;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GRAND MAL SEIZURE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SYMPTOM; THORAX PAIN; THYROTOXICOSIS; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TORSADE DES POINTES; VASOSPASM;

ADULT; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; THYROTOXICOSIS; TORSADES DE POINTES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038693294     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-5994.2003.00339.x     Document Type: Letter

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