Torsade de Pointes and Persistent QTc Prolongation after Intravenous Amiodarone

We report a case of torsade de pointes after intravenous amiodarone and concurrent hypokalemia. Despite treatment cessation and correction of electrolyte abnormalities, excessive QTc prolongation was noted, which persisted for 14 days. This prolonged course for QTc normalization may be attributed to...

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Autores principales: Kotsia, Anna P., Dimitriadis, Georgios, Baltogiannis, Giannis G., Kolettis, Theofilos M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3303706/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22474460
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/673019

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3303706/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22474460
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/673019

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