Autonomic tone attenuates drug-induced QT prolongation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 960-964

  Smith, Andrew H ^a   Norris, Kris J ^b   Roden, Dan M ^b   Kannankeril, Prince J ^a  

^a MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Autonomic; Ibutilide; Intrinsic heart rate; Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia; Sudden death; Ventricular repolarization

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; IBUTILIDE; PROPRANOLOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVE BLOCK; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; RR INTERVAL; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUDDEN DEATH;

ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATROPINE; AUTONOMIC NERVE BLOCK; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPRANOLOL; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 34548337040     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00901.x     Document Type: Article

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