Reversal of citalopram-induced junctional bradycardia with intravenous sodium bicarbonate

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 119-122

  Brucculeri, Michael ^a,b   Kaplan, Joy ^a   Lande, Leah ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bradycardia; Citalopram overdose; Electrocardiogram; QRS complex; QTc interval; Sodium bicarbonate

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; BICARBONATE; CITALOPRAM; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; JUNCTIONAL BRADYCARDIA; PACEMAKER; PROBABILITY; SINUS ARREST; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; BRADYCARDIA; CITALOPRAM; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; OVERDOSE; SODIUM BICARBONATE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 11144241932     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.25.1.119.55630     Document Type: Article

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