Cocaine-related torsade de pointes in a methadone maintenance patient

Journal of Addictive Diseases

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-60

  Krantz, Mori J ^a   Rowan, Shane B ^a   Mehler, Philip S ^a  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Drug induced arrhythmia; Methadone; Torsade de pointes

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; COCAINE; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM; METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVERSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART AUSCULTATION; HEART CONDUCTION; HEART LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYNCOPE; T WAVE; TORSADE DES POINTES; URINALYSIS;

COCAINE; DOPAMINE UPTAKE INHIBITORS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; TORSADES DE POINTES; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 13444278546     PISSN: 10550887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J069v24n01_05     Document Type: Article

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