Escitalopram Induced Torsade de Pointes and Cardiac Arrest in a Patient With Surgically Treated Mitral Valve Prolapse

A 54-year-old female, with a history of prosthetic mitral valve replacement due to mitral valve prolapse one year prior, was admitted after suffering a cardiopulmonary arrest. Her initial rhythm demonstrated Torsade de Pointes with the initial electrocardiogram (ECG) showing a prolonged QT interval....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kumar, Sundeep, Gayle, Jovan A, Mogalapalli, Akhil, Hussain, Sayed T, Castiglioni, Analia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
Materias:
Cardiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7788002/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33425536
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11960

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7788002/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33425536
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11960

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