Acute myocardial infarction during high-dose methylprednisolone therapy for Graves' ophthalmopathy

Pharmacy World and Science

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 73-75

  Owecki, Maciej ^a   Sowiński, Jerzy ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Glucocorticosteroids; Graves' Ophthalmopathy; Methylprednisolone; Myocardial Infarction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CAPTOPRIL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METOPROLOL; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIMB PAIN; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RADIOISOTOPE THERAPY; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GRAVES OPHTHALMOPATHY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 33749438522     PISSN: 09281231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-006-9013-y     Document Type: Article

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