Drug-related arrhythmias during therapy of congestive heart failure.
It is now recognized that ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias are serious complications of congestive heart failure. There are four possible drug-related mechanisms: diuretic-induced electrolyte imbalance; digitalis-induced arrhythmias; use of sympathomimetic agents; and drug interactions with digoxin. In selecting optimal therapy for congestive heart failure all these drug interactions need to be borne in mind.
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Department of Medicine, University of Cape Town Medical School, Observatory, South Africa.
D000818:Animals; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans