Electrocardiographic abnormalities as predictors for over-range lithium levels

Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 101-106

  Hsu, Chih Hsin ^a   Liu, Ping Yen ^a,b   Chen, Jyh Hong ^a   Yeh, Tzung Lieh ^a   Tsai, Hsiang Yi ^a   Lin, Li Jen ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electrocardiograms; Lithium; QT interval; T wave inversion

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LITHIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRADYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; T WAVE;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LITHIUM; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 14044252792     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000082471     Document Type: Article

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