Prognostic utility of serum potassium in chronic digoxin toxicity: A case-control study

American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 173-178

  Manini, Alex F ^a   Nelson, Lewis S ^b,c   Hoffman, Robert S ^b,c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NEW YORK CITY POISON CONTROL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic toxicity; digoxin; mortality; prognosis; serum potassium

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; DIGOXIN; DIGOXIN ANTIBODY F(AB) FRAGMENT; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIGITALIS INTOXICATION; DIGOXIN BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX; SURVIVAL; SURVIVOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIGOXIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FAB FRAGMENTS; MALE; POTASSIUM; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 79957839557     PISSN: 11753277     EISSN: 1179187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11590340-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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