First degree A-V block in patients on lithium carbonate.
High doses of lithium in animals and therapeutic doses of lithium in humans caused varied abnormalities in cardiac conduction including A-V block. Five cases of first degree A-V block in patients receiving therapeutic doses of lithium carbonate are reported.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008094:Lithium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000097:blood; D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D016651:Lithium Carbonate; D008094:Lithium