Torsade de pointes and cardiorespiratory arrest induced by azithromycin in a patient with congenital long QT syndrome;Torsade de pointes y parada cardiorrespiratoria inducida pot azitromicina en una paciente con sindrome de QT largo congeónito

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 117, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 118-119

  Arellano Rodrigo, Eduardo ^a   Garcióa, Ana ^a   Mont, Lluís ^a   Roqueó, Mercè ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ASTEMIZOLE; AZITHROMYCIN; CISAPRIDE; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; KETOCONAZOLE; PROCAINAMIDE; QUINIDINE; SPIRAMYCIN; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

AGED; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LETTER; LONG QT SYNDROME; TORSADE DES POINTES;

EID: 0035938855     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0025-7753(01)72036-2     Document Type: Letter

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