Prolongation of the QTc interval during alcohol withdrawal syndrome

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 285-294

  Oteko Anton E ^a   Gonzalez Quintela A ^a   Saborido, J ^a   Torre, J A ^a   Virgos A ^a   Barrio, E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alcohol withdrawal syndrome; QT interval; QTc prolongation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; DELIRIUM TREMENS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QT INTERVAL; SEIZURE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 1842326138     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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