Quetiapine-induced frequent premature ventricular contraction

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 211.e1-211.e3

  Deguchi, Akiko ^a   Nakamura, Masayuki ^a   Hayashi, Takehiro ^a   Sano, Akira ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Premature ventricular contraction; Quetiapine; Side effect; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM; QUETIAPINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR II DISORDER; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MOOD DISORDER;

EID: 84857367518     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: 18737714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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