Frequent premature ventricular contractions induced by itraconazole

Circulation Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1323-1325

  Okamoto, Junko ^a   Fukunami, Masatake ^b   Kioka, Hidetaka ^b  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Itraconazole; Side effects

Indexed keywords

CARBOCISTEINE; CLARITHROMYCIN; CYTOCHROME P450; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PHARYNGITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADULT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ITRACONAZOLE; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 34547606261     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.71.1323     Document Type: Article

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