Psychotropic medications and the risk of sudden cardiac death during an acute coronary event

European Heart Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 745-751

  Honkola, Jussi ^a   Hookana, Eeva ^a   Malinen, Sanna ^a   Kaikkonen, Kari S ^a   Junttila, M Juhani ^a   Isohanni, Matti ^a   Kortelainen, Marja Leena ^a   Huikuri, Heikki V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Myocardial infarction; Psychiatric disorder; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; BENZAMIDE; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BUTYROPHENONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; THIOXANTHENE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; SUDDEN DEATH; VICTIM;

AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORONARY DISEASE; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84858414964     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr368     Document Type: Article

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