Impaired heart rate variability and altered cardiac sympathovagal balance after antidepressant overdose

European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1037-1041

  Waring, W S ^a   Rhee, J Y ^a   Bateman, D N ^a   Leggett, G E ^a   Jamie, H ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Arrhythmia; Electrocardiograph; QTc; Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; FLUOXETINE; MIRTAZAPINE; PARACETAMOL; PAROXETINE; SERTRALINE; TRAZODONE; VENLAFAXINE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYZER; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 55349092661     PISSN: 00316970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00228-008-0505-7     Document Type: Article

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