Pro-arrhythmic and pro-ischaemic effects of inhaled anticholinergic medications

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 1062, 2014, Pages 205-207

  Singh, Sonal ^a   Loke, Yoon K ^b   Enright, Paul ^c   Furberg, Curt D ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE; SCOPOLAMINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PROARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SAFETY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IPRATROPIUM; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCOPOLAMINE DERIVATIVES; STROKE;

EID: 84896478496     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: 14690756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2011-201275rep     Document Type: Article

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