A case of long QT and torsade des pointes due to ciprofloxacin;Un caso de QT largo y torsades de pointes por ciprofloxacino

Revista Espanola de Cardiologia

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 111-112

  Arce, Jorge Salinas ^a   Romero, Rubén ^a   Solorzano, Paula ^a  

^a CardioGolf   (Peru)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CHOLANGITIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; QRS COMPLEX; QT PROLONGATION; TORSADE DES POINTES; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; LONG QT SYNDROME;

AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 77349115488     PISSN: 03008932     EISSN: 15792242     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-8932(10)70017-8     Document Type: Letter

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