Delayed, fatal cardiotoxicity associated with bupropion and citalopram overdose

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 431-434

  Lung, Derrick ^a   Yeh, Kelly ^b   Kiang, Charlene ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADRENALIN; AMFEBUTAMONE; BICARBONATE; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CITALOPRAM; CLONAZEPAM; ETIRACETAM; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; LORAZEPAM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; TRAZODONE;

ADULT; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATION; DEPRESSION; DRUG OVERDOSE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LETTER; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; BUPROPION; CARDIOTOXINS; CITALOPRAM; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DEPRESSION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861032063     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: 1533712X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e318254971c     Document Type: Letter

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