Cardiac rhythm disturbances associated with amlodipine acute intoxication

Cardiovascular Toxicology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 359-362

  Miranda, Carlos Henrique ^a   Xavier, Leudo ^a   Fiorante, Flávio ^a   Misiara, Gustavo Prata ^a   Guimarães, Ellen Gonçalves ^a   Galli, Ana Marta ^a   Pazin Filho, Antǒnio ^a   De Carvalho Borges, Marcos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amlodipine; Atrioventricular block; Calcium channel blocker overdose

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMLODIPINE; DOPAMINE; FLUNARIZINE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; INSULIN; NORADRENALIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANURIA; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEART ATRIUM; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART VENTRICLE CONDUCTION; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG CONGESTION; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PARESTHESIA; PR INTERVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TACHYPNEA; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VERTIGO;

ADOLESCENT; AMLODIPINE; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84870504658     PISSN: 15307905     EISSN: 15590259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12012-012-9176-9     Document Type: Article

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