Exposure to tricyclic antidepressants is associated with an increased risk of incident CHD events in a population-based study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 124-125

  Rosenberg, Leah B ^a   Whang, William ^b   Shimbo, Daichi ^a   Shah, Ashish ^a   Shapiro, Peter A ^b   Davidson, Karina W ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressant use; Coronary heart disease

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOTOXICITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART PROTECTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME VARIABLE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 78049528676     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2009.06.036     Document Type: Article

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