Cocaine abuse: Repolarization abnormalities and ventricular arrhythmias

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 320, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 9-12

  Gamouras, George A ^a   Monir, George ^a   Plunkitt, Kenneth ^a   Gursoy, Sinan ^a   Dreifus, Leonard S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine abuse; QT; QTc; QTc dispersion; Ventricular

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; QT INTERVAL; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 0342656506     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200007000-00002     Document Type: Article

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