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Improving cardiac assessment and monitoring in methadone prescribing at an addiction service
The assessment and monitoring of cardiac risk in patients prescribed methadone is important for patient safety. Although uncommon, QTc interval prolongation is potentially life-threatening. Known risk factors for QTc prolongation include methadone, particularly at doses above 100 milligrams daily. T...
Autores principales: | Ramage, Mark, Fadaka, Kate |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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British Publishing Group
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4645887/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26734291 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjquality.u201157.w1124 |
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