Author/Authors :
Tiryakioğlu, Selma Kenar Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital - Clinic of Cardiology, Turkey , Tiryakioğlu, Osman Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Education and Research Hospital - Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Turkey , Aktürk, Faruk Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital - Clinic of Cardiology, Turkey , Mehmetoğlu, Ertuğrul Bursa Acıbadem Hospital - Clinic of Cardiology, Turkey , Kumbay, Ethem Bursa Acıbadem Hospital - Clinic of Cardiology, Turkey
Abstract :
Prolongation of the QT interval is a rarely seen side effect of moxifloxacin, and in severe cases it may trigger fatal arrhythmias such as Torsades de Pointes (TdP) (1, 2). QT prolongation is a finding that is detected in the surface electrocardiogram and occurs because of the prolongation of the repolarization phase. It may be congenital or acquired. Majority of acquired ‘‘long QT’’ cases are caused by drugs (1, 3).
