Individual patient assessment of methadone-induced QT prolongation with digital holter recording

Journal of Addiction Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 92-93

  Calver, Leonie ^a,b   Dunlop, Adrian J ^c   Isbister, Geoffrey K ^a,b  

^a CALVARY MATER NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c Drug and Alcohol Clinical Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Methadone; Opioid replacement therapy; QT prolongation; Torsades des pointes

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CANNABINOID; CANNABIS; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CANNABIS SMOKING; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; NOMOGRAM; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PERONEUS NERVE PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT PROLONGATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING HABIT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; CHRONIC PAIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; METHADONE; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84863698627     PISSN: 19320620     EISSN: 19353227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0b013e31823c4217     Document Type: Review

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