A bizarre electrocardiographic pattern due to chronic lithium therapy

Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 289-292

  Kayrak, Mehmet ^a   Duman, Cetin ^a   Gul, Enes Elvin ^a   Sonmez, Osman ^a   Kaya, Zeynettin ^a   Ari, Hatem ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

bipolar disorder; electrocardiography; lithium

Indexed keywords

CANDESARTAN HEXETIL; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; LITHIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; ECG ABNORMALITY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; QT PROLONGATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ANTIMANIC AGENTS; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CONFUSION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIZZINESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LITHIUM; OVERDOSE;

EID: 77954638380     PISSN: 1082720X     EISSN: 1542474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-474X.2010.00366.x     Document Type: Article

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