Evaluation of the effects of galantamine on cardiac function in elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 454-459

  Isik, Ahmet Turan ^a   Bozoglu, Ergun ^a   Naharci, M Ilkin ^a   Kilic, Selim ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; elderly; electrocardiography; galantamine

Indexed keywords

GALANTAMINE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; DIARRHEA; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAUSEA; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QRS COMPLEX; QT INTERVAL; SIDE EFFECT; TIME TO MAXIMUM PLASMA CONCENTRATION; VOMITING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRADYCARDIA; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GALANTAMINE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PATIENT DROPOUTS;

EID: 79951869067     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2010.09.001     Document Type: Article

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