Cardiac monitoring for cholinesterase inhibitors: A survey

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 457-462

  Maliepaard, Dirk ^a   MacEwan, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; ECG

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; TAMOXIFEN; VENLAFAXINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIFFUSE LEWY BODY DISEASE; DRUG MONITORING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FIRST DEGREE ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; PATIENT MONITORING; AGED; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMENTIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MONITORING; RISK FACTOR; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DATA COLLECTION; DEMENTIA; DRUG MONITORING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67649083775     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209008953     Document Type: Article

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