• Title of article

    Torsades de pointes with a severely prolonged QT interval induced by an initial low dose sotalol intake

  • Author/Authors

    Kenan Yalta، نويسنده , , Okan Turgut، نويسنده , , Ahmet Yilmaz، نويسنده , , M. Birhan Yilmaz، نويسنده , , Omer Kendirlioglu، نويسنده , , Filiz Karadas، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2007
  • Pages
    3
  • From page
    95
  • To page
    97
  • Abstract
    Many drugs, including sotalol, have been implicated in prolonging QT interval and triggering torsades de pointes, a potentially fatal ventricular arrhythmia, especially during chronic therapy or in case of acute high dose toxicity. We report here a case with a severely prolonged QT interval and torsades de pointes after an initial intake of low dose sotalol (80 mg), indicating a probable inherent individual oversensitivity to sotalol.
  • Keywords
    Torsades de Pointes , Sotalol , QT interval
  • Journal title
    International Journal of Cardiology
  • Serial Year
    2007
  • Journal title
    International Journal of Cardiology
  • Record number

    814905