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A Case of Sudden Cardiac Death due to Pilsicainide-Induced Torsades de Pointes
An 84-year-old male received oral pilsicainide, a pure sodium channel blocker with slow recovery kinetics, to convert his paroxysmal atrial fibrillation to a sinus rhythm; the patient developed sudden cardiac death two days later. The Holter electrocardiogram, which was worn by chance, revealed tors...
Autores principales: | Nakatani, Shimpei, Taniike, Masayuki, Makino, Nobuhiko, Egami, Yasuyuki, Shutta, Ryu, Tanouchi, Jun, Nishino, Masami |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Korean Society of Cardiology
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3958607/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24653743 http://dx.doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2014.44.2.122 |
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