Amiodarone-induced QT prolongation in a newly transplanted heart associated with recurrent ventricular fibrillation : case report

Anti-arrhythmic drugs such as amiodarone have the potential to prolong QT intervals, which can result in torsades de point arrhythmia. It is unknown whether amiodarone, given to a recipient prior to cardiac transplantation, can cause arrhythmia in a newly transplanted donor heart. We report on a cas...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cardiovascular Journal of Africa 2010-03, Vol.21 (2), p.109-112
Hauptverfasser:	Trento, Alfredo, Czer, Lawrence S., Simsir, Sinan A., Kass, Robert M., Schwarz, Ernst R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antiarrhythmic drugs Heart transplantation QT prolongation Ventricular fibrillation
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