QT interval prolongation associated with venlafaxine administration

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 116-117

  Letsas, Konstantinos ^a   Korantzopoulos, Panagiotis ^b   Pappas, Loucas ^a   Evangelou, Dimitrios ^a   Efremidis, Michalis ^a   Kardaras, Fotis ^a  

^a EVANGELISMOS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b G HATZIKOSTA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antidepressant drug; Long QT; Side effects; Venlafaxine

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ATENOLOL; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; SINUS RHYTHM; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

CYCLOHEXANOLS; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 33645380606     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.03.065     Document Type: Article

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