Rhabdomyolysis after addition of digitoxin to chronic simvastatin and amiodarone therapy

Drug Metabolism and Drug Interactions

Volumn 22, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 195-200

  Nägele, Herbert ^a,c   Behrens, S ^a   Hashagen, S ^a   Azizi, M ^b  

^a St Adolfstift Medical Clinic   (Germany)

^b ALBERTINEN KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

^c NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Digitoxin; Drug interaction; Rhabdomyolysis; Statin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; CARVEDILOL; CLOPIDOGREL; CREATINE KINASE; DIGITOXIN; MOLSIDOMINE; RAMIPRIL; SIMVASTATIN; SPIRONOLACTONE; TORASEMIDE;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEFIBRILLATOR; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 34547681521     PISSN: 07925077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/DMDI.2007.22.2-3.195     Document Type: Article

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