Loperamide-induced cardiogenic syncope: a case report of a life-threatening presentation of an over-the-counter drug

BACKGROUND: Loperamide at supratherapeutic doses can cause cardiac toxicity, presenting as cardiogenic shock, prolonged QT, malignant arrhythmias, or in severe cases sudden cardiac death. Surreptitious loperamide use is difficult to diagnose. We present an interesting case of loperamide use presenti...

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Autores principales: Hegde, Vishwajit, Dalia, Tarun, Tayeb, Taher, Cotter, Elizabeth, Vidic, Andrija
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9937037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36819880
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytad059

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9937037/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36819880
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytad059

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