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QT Prolongation and Life Threatening Ventricular Tachycardia in a Patient Injected With Intravenous Meperidine (Demerol®)
QT prolongation is a serious adverse drug effect, which is associated with an increased risk of Torsade de pointes and sudden death. Many drugs, including both cardiac and non-cardiac drugs, have been reported to cause prolongation of QT interval. Although meperidine has not been considered proarrhy...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Society of Cardiology
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3132699/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21779290 http://dx.doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2011.41.6.342 |