Arrhythmogenicity of weight-loss supplements marketed on the Internet

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 658-662

  Nazeri, Alireza ^a   Massumi, Ali ^a   Wilson, James M ^a   Frank, Christopher M ^a   Bensler, Michael ^a   Cheng, Jie ^a   Saeed, Mohammad ^a   Rasekh, Abdi ^a   Razavi, Mehdi ^a  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac side effects; Death; Obesity; Supplements; Tachyarrhythmias; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

BITTER ORANGE EXTRACT; CAFFEINE; EPHEDRA SINICA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; DEATH; DRUG MARKETING; HUMAN; INTERNET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; ANTI-OBESITY AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MARKETING; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 64649101390     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.02.021     Document Type: Article

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