Junctional bradycardia with verapamil in renal failure - Care required even with mild hyperkalaemia

Journal of Clinical Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 726-728

  Hegazi, M O ^a   Aldabie, G ^a   Al Mutairi, S ^a   El Sayed, A ^a  

^a AL ADAN HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

bradycardia; failure; hyperkalaemia; junctional; renal; verapamil

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATORVASTATIN; CREATININE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; INSULIN; PERINDOPRIL; SALBUTAMOL; SODIUM; VALSARTAN; VERAPAMIL;

AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN TREATMENT; JUNCTIONAL BRADYCARDIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; RENAL PROTECTION;

AGED; BRADYCARDIA; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERAPAMIL;

EID: 84868375975     PISSN: 02694727     EISSN: 13652710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2710.2012.01352.x     Document Type: Article

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