Brugada electrocardiographic pattern induced by amitriptyline overdose

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 529-532

  Palaniswamy, Chandrasekar ^a   Selvaraj, Dhana Rekha ^b   Chugh, Tarun ^a   Singh, Tarunjit ^a   Khalique, Omar ^a   Tsai, Fausan ^a   Sandhu, Rasham ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brugada electrocardiographic pattern; tricyclic antidepressants

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMITRIPTYLINE; BICARBONATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DEPRESSION; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH LAVAGE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BRUGADA SYNDROME; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; SODIUM BICARBONATE;

EID: 77957780606     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3181afbf73     Document Type: Article

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