Sudden death in patients receiving drugs tending to prolong the QT interval

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 743-751

  Jolly, Kate ^a   Gammage, Michael D ^b   Cheng, Kar Keung ^a   Bradburn, Peter ^a   Banting, Miriam V ^a   Langman, Michael J S ^b  

^a School of Health Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case control studies; QT prolonging drugs; Sudden cardiac death

Indexed keywords

ALFUZOSIN; AMANTADINE; AMIODARONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CHLORAL HYDRATE; CHLORPROMAZINE; CITALOPRAM; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLOMIPRAMINE; DISOPYRAMIDE; DOMPERIDONE; DOSULEPIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUOXETINE; HALOPERIDOL; METHADONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE; PAROXETINE; QUETIAPINE; RISPERIDONE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; SOTALOL; THIORIDAZINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUDDEN DEATH; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TACHYCARDIA; TORSADES DE POINTES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449419844     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2009.03496.x     Document Type: Article

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