'Ally McBeal heart?' - Drug induced cardiomyopathy in a young woman [1]

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 558-559

  Crean, A M ^a   Pohl, J E F ^b  

^a AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG EDEMA; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; AMPHETAMINES; BODY IMAGE; CARDIOMYOPATHY, DILATED; FEMALE; HUMANS; THINNESS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 9144267733     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2004.02176.x     Document Type: Letter

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