Negative chronotropic effects and coronary ischaemic abnormalities following thalidomide therapy

Cardiology (Switzerland)

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 34-37

  Ali, Ali ^a   Hothi, Sandeep S ^a,b   Thompson, Andrew ^c   Malik, Nadim ^d  

^a NORTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bradycardia; Coronary spasm; Thalidomide

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXORUBICIN; NIFEDIPINE; THALIDOMIDE; VINCRISTINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHRONOTROPISM; CORONARY ARTERY SPASM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; THORAX PAIN; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CORONARY ARTERY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; PACEMAKER; SINUS RHYTHM; SUSTAINED DRUG RELEASE;

AGED; BRADYCARDIA; CORONARY VASOSPASM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; THALIDOMIDE;

EID: 84876456738     PISSN: 00086312     EISSN: 14219751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000348367     Document Type: Article

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