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Torsades de Pointes and Prolonged Self-Terminating Ventricular Fibrillation Induced by Amiodarone
A 71-year-old man with a recent diagnosis of pneumonia developed paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and was admitted to the cardiology service. Amiodarone was administered intravenously to restore sinus rhythm. Significant prolongation of the QT interval (QTc = 640ms) was noted and an exceedingly prolon...
Autores principales: | Tziatzios, Georgios D, Didagelos, Matthaios, Tziatzios, Ioannis, Hadjimiltiades, Stavros, Karamitsos, Theodoros |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7769795/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33391927 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11693 |
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