First report of supraventricular tachycardia after intravenous pulse methylprednisolone therapy, with a brief review of the literature

Rheumatology International

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 70-73

  Kumari, Rakesh ^a   Uppal, S S ^b  

^a MUBARAK AL KABEER HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Arrhythmias; Arthritis rheumatoid; Human; Infusions intravenous; Methylprednisolone; Supraventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART FAILURE; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SHOCK; SIDE EFFECT; SUDDEN DEATH; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR;

EID: 27444434258     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-005-0589-7     Document Type: Article

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