Ventricular Tachycardia Triggered by Loperamide and Famotidine Abuse

A 32-year-old male developed recurrent ventricular tachycardia after taking mega doses of loperamide and famotidine in order to experience an opiate-like euphoric effect. He was taking up to 200 mg of loperamide and multiple doses of famotidine each day. He developed palpitations and syncope. Electr...

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Autores principales: Larsen, Timothy R., McMunn, Jedediah, Ahmad, Hala, AlMahameed, Soufian T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5816737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29455270
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40800-018-0077-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5816737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29455270
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40800-018-0077-0

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