Long QT syndrome and torsades de pointes induced by acute sulpiride poisoning

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1016.e1-1016.e3

  Chang, Jia How ^a,b   Weng, Te I ^a,c   Fang, Cheng Chung ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAO YUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; SULPIRIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CASE REPORT; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG URINE LEVEL; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; LONG QT SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; SELF POISONING; TORSADE DES POINTES;

DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIDOCAINE; LONG QT SYNDROME; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; SULPIRIDE; TORSADES DE POINTES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349165363     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.11.014     Document Type: Article

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