Severe cardiovascular side effects of olanzapine in an elderly patient: Case report

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 399-401

  Lee, Tien Wen ^a   Tsai, Shi Jen ^b   Hwang, Jen Ping ^b  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Tzu Chi General Hospital ^*

Author keywords

Antipsychotic agents; Bradycardia; Captopril; Hypotension; Olanzapine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CAPTOPRIL; OLANZAPINE; RISPERIDONE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; DEPRESSION; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MIOSIS; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; SYMPTOM;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BENZODIAZEPINES; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DELUSIONS; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE;

EID: 2342523250     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/U99G-XDML-0GRG-BYE0     Document Type: Article

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