The proarrhythmic effect of hypoglycemia: Evidence for increased risk from ischemia and bradycardia

Acta Diabetologica

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 5-14

  Nordin, Charles ^a,b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Afterdepolarizations; Bradycardia; Diabetes; Hypoglycemia; Hypokalemia; Ischemia; Proarrhythmia; Sudden death; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL HERG;

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART BLOCK; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; QT PROLONGATION; SUDDEN DEATH; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; BRADYCARDIA; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; ISCHEMIA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84896704624     PISSN: 09405429     EISSN: 14325233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00592-013-0528-0     Document Type: Article

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