Acquired Long QT Syndrome and Torsade de Pointes Associated with HIV Infection

Here, we report the case of an HIV infected patient that was treated for pneumonia with a macrolid antibiotic. The patient experienced a prolongation of the already pathologic QTc interval resulting in repeated torsades de pointes necessitating CPR and implantation of an AICD. This case exemplifies...

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Autores principales: Shimabukuro-Vornhagen, Alexander, Rybniker, Jan, Zoghi, Shahram, Faetkenheuer, Gerd, Michels, Guido, Erdmann, Erland, von Bergwelt-Baildon, Michael, Kochanek, Matthias
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2934905/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20827440
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/278427
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author Shimabukuro-Vornhagen, Alexander
Rybniker, Jan
Zoghi, Shahram
Faetkenheuer, Gerd
Michels, Guido
Erdmann, Erland
von Bergwelt-Baildon, Michael
Kochanek, Matthias
author_facet Shimabukuro-Vornhagen, Alexander
Rybniker, Jan
Zoghi, Shahram
Faetkenheuer, Gerd
Michels, Guido
Erdmann, Erland
von Bergwelt-Baildon, Michael
Kochanek, Matthias
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description Here, we report the case of an HIV infected patient that was treated for pneumonia with a macrolid antibiotic. The patient experienced a prolongation of the already pathologic QTc interval resulting in repeated torsades de pointes necessitating CPR and implantation of an AICD. This case exemplifies that torsades de pointes due to acquired long QT syndrome is a serious and potentially fatal complication in HIV-positive patients.
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spelling pubmed-29349052010-09-08 Acquired Long QT Syndrome and Torsade de Pointes Associated with HIV Infection Shimabukuro-Vornhagen, Alexander Rybniker, Jan Zoghi, Shahram Faetkenheuer, Gerd Michels, Guido Erdmann, Erland von Bergwelt-Baildon, Michael Kochanek, Matthias Case Rep Med Case Report Here, we report the case of an HIV infected patient that was treated for pneumonia with a macrolid antibiotic. The patient experienced a prolongation of the already pathologic QTc interval resulting in repeated torsades de pointes necessitating CPR and implantation of an AICD. This case exemplifies that torsades de pointes due to acquired long QT syndrome is a serious and potentially fatal complication in HIV-positive patients. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2010 2010-08-23 /pmc/articles/PMC2934905/ /pubmed/20827440 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/278427 Text en Copyright © 2010 Alexander Shimabukuro-Vornhagen et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Case Report
Shimabukuro-Vornhagen, Alexander
Rybniker, Jan
Zoghi, Shahram
Faetkenheuer, Gerd
Michels, Guido
Erdmann, Erland
von Bergwelt-Baildon, Michael
Kochanek, Matthias
Acquired Long QT Syndrome and Torsade de Pointes Associated with HIV Infection
title Acquired Long QT Syndrome and Torsade de Pointes Associated with HIV Infection
title_full Acquired Long QT Syndrome and Torsade de Pointes Associated with HIV Infection
title_fullStr Acquired Long QT Syndrome and Torsade de Pointes Associated with HIV Infection
title_full_unstemmed Acquired Long QT Syndrome and Torsade de Pointes Associated with HIV Infection
title_short Acquired Long QT Syndrome and Torsade de Pointes Associated with HIV Infection
title_sort acquired long qt syndrome and torsade de pointes associated with hiv infection
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2934905/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20827440
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/278427
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