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Buprenorphine as a safe alternative to methadone in a patient with acquired long QT syndrome: a case report

A 52-year-old man with a medical history of intravenous drug abuse was admitted to our hospital with syncope due to torsades de pointes (TdP). Two days earlier, he had used methadone. The electrocardiogram showed a prolonged corrected QT interval (QTc) of 600 ms. Continuous telemetry observation sho...

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Autores principales: de Jong, I. M., de Ruiter, G. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bohn Stafleu van Loghum 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3636332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22020456
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12471-011-0073-9