Refractory Torsades de Pointes Due to Dofetilide Overdose

• Главные авторы: James Crosby DO (Автор), Huzefa Bhopalwala MD (Автор), Amrin Kharawala MD (Автор), Nakeya Dewaswala MD (Автор), Subramanya Shyam Ganti MD, MBBS (Автор), Adnan Bhopalwala MD (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: SAGE Publishing, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
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Dofetilide, a class III antiarrhythmic, is widely used in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. Antiarrhythmic drugs can have a long duration of action that prolongs the QT interval. This causes bradycardia that predisposes to R-on-T phenomenon subsequently leading to torsades de pointes (TdP). This...