Herbal remedies - How safe are they? A case report of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation induced by herbal medication used for obesity [3]

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 260-261

  Agarwal, S C ^a   Crook, J R ^b   Pepper, C B ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b YORK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Herbal remedies; Obesity; Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MAGNESIUM;

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; CARDIOVERSION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIRECT CURRENT; HEART PACING; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; SYNCOPE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 28444495093     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.12.056     Document Type: Article

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