Methadone-induced Torsade de pointes tachycardias

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 135, Issue 19-20, 2005, Pages 282-285

  Sticherling, Christian ^a   Schaer, Beat A ^a   Ammann, Peter ^b   Maeder, Micha ^b   Osswald, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Methadone; QT prolongation; Torsade de pointes tachycardia

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFEPIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COCAINE; CYTOCHROME P450 3A4; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; PHENYTOIN; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DIZZINESS; DRUG METABOLISM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; NAUSEA; OSTEOMYELITIS; QT PROLONGATION; SHORT SURVEY; TORSADE DES POINTES; VOMITING;

EID: 20444459919     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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