Brugada syndrome unmasked by lithium

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1263-1265

  Chandra, Preeti A ^a   Chandra, Abhinav B ^a  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brugada syndrome; Drug unmasked Brugada; Lithium; Ventricular arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

LAMOTRIGINE; LITHIUM; ZIPRASIDONE; LITHIUM DERIVATIVE; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; THIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; TRANQUILIZER; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEFIBRILLATOR; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; HEART ARREST; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART RIGHT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; QRS COMPLEX; QT PROLONGATION; RESUSCITATION; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM;

ADULT; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ARREST; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MALE; PIPERAZINES; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; THIAZOLES; TRIAZINES;

EID: 73949150091     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181bfae69     Document Type: Article

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