Rarely seen cardiotoxicity of lithium overdose: Complete heart block

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 276-278

  Serinken, Mustafa ^a   Karcioglu, Ozgur ^b   Korkmaz, Ayhan ^c  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b BAKIRKOY DR SADI KONUK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c DENIZLI STATE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cardiotoxicity; Complete heart block; Lithium; Overdose; Third degree atrioventricular block

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CREATININE; FUROSEMIDE; LISINOPRIL; LITHIUM; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; CONFUSION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DEPRESSION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTRODE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART PACING; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPICE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALAISE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; VERBALIZATION; VITAL SIGN;

FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 59249083377     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2007.08.058     Document Type: Article

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