Protracted presyncope and profound bradycardia due to lithium toxicity

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  White, Bryan ^a   Larry, John ^a   Kantharia, Bharat K ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bradycardia; Lithium toxicity; Sinus node dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ATENOLOL; GABAPENTIN; LITHIUM CARBONATE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART SOUND; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LITHIUM TOXICITY; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESYNCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VITAL SIGN;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BRADYCARDIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LITHIUM CARBONATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYNCOPE;

EID: 40949158445     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2006.12.051     Document Type: Article

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