Terlipressin-induced ventricular arrhythmia

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1145-1148

  Ürge, Ján ^a   Šincl, František ^a   Procházka, Vlastimil ^a   Urbánek, Karel ^a  

^a PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Adverse effect; Long QT; Mineral dysbalance; Terlipressin; Torsade de points

Indexed keywords

CLOMETHIAZOLE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; OMEPRAZOLE; TERLIPRESSIN;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PANCREATITIS; COMMON BILE DUCT STENOSIS; DUODENAL ULCER BLEEDING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; GASTRODUODENAL ARTERY; GASTROSCOPY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALE; MELENA; MINERAL BALANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; RESTLESSNESS; TORSADE DES POINTES; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LONG QT SYNDROME; LYSINE VASOPRESSIN; MALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TORSADES DE POINTES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 49949107359     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520801905304     Document Type: Article

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