Brugada-type electrocardiographic changes induced by long-term lithium use

Circulation

Volumn 122, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Wright, Douglas ^a   Salehian, Omid ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; LITHIUM; RISPERIDONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG USE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SLURRED SPEECH; TREMOR;

BRUGADA SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LITHIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955436263     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.951244     Document Type: Article

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