Significance of screening electrocardiogram before the initiation of amitriptyline therapy in children with functional abdominal pain

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 848-851

  Patra, Kamakshya P ^a   Sankararaman, Senthilkumar ^a   Jackson, Robert ^a   Hussain, Sunny Z ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WK Pediatric Gastroenterology and Research   (United States)

Author keywords

amitriptyline; children; electrocardiogram; QT interval

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QT PROLONGATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CHILD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84865984346     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922812447890     Document Type: Article

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