Successful transition to buprenorphine in a patient with methadone-induced torsades de pointes

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-119

  Esses, Jason Levi ^a   Rosman, Jonathan ^a   Do, Lien Thanh ^a   Schweitzer, Paul ^a   Hanon, Sam ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Buprenorphine; Methadone; Prolonged QT; Torsades de pointes

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; METHADONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; METHADONE TREATMENT; OPIATE ADDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; SYNCOPE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

BUPRENORPHINE; HUMANS; MALE; METHADONE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 54349102979     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-008-9280-8     Document Type: Article

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