Low-dose haloperidol-associated QTc prolongation

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 56, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1963-1964

  Stepkovitch, Khatuna ^a   Heagle Bahn, Christine ^b   Gupta, Reeta ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; ENOXAPARIN; FLUOXETINE; HALOPERIDOL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; QUETIAPINE; ZIPRASIDONE;

AGED; AGITATION; ANAMNESIS; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MORNING DOSAGE; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; FEMALE; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE;

EID: 53149132417     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01901.x     Document Type: Letter

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