Polypharmacy is of major concern in cardiology;Polypharmazie in der Kardiologie - Ein beachtliches Problem bei Synkopen, QT-Zeit-Verlängerung, Bradykardie und Tachykardie

Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 160, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 264-269

  Dovjak, Peter ^a   Sommeregger, Ulrike ^b   Otto, Ronald ^c   Roller, Regina E ^c   Böhmdorfer, Birgit ^b   Iglseder, Bernhard ^d   Benvenuti Falger, Ursula ^e   Lechleitner, Monika ^e   Gosch, Markus ^e  

^a Abteilung fur Akutgeriatrie/Remobilisation   (Austria)

^b Krankenhaus Hietzing mit Neurologischem Zentrum Rosenhugel   (Austria)

^c INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^d PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^e Hospital Hochzirl   (Austria)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Cardiology; Frailty; Polypharmacy; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMIODARONE; AMPICILLIN; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; ASTEMIZOLE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLEMASTINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DONEPEZIL; FENTANYL; FLECAINIDE; IBUTILIDE; IOPAMIDOL; LIDOCAINE; METIPRANOLOL; MOXIFLOXACIN; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NITRATE; PILOCARPINE; PROPAFENONE; PROPRANOLOL; QUINIDINE; TERFENADINE; TIMOLOL; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOLOGY; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; POLYPHARMACY; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; TREMOR; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 77957295872     PISSN: 00435341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10354-010-0784-3     Document Type: Article

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