QT interval prolongation and Torsades de Pointes in a patient receiving zolpidem and amiodarone.

Letsas, Konstantinos P

QT interval prolongation and Torsades de Pointes in a patient receiving zolpidem and amiodarone. [electronic resource] - Cardiology 2006 - 146-7 p. digital

Publication Type: Case Reports; Letter

0008-6312

10.1159/000091201 doi


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Amiodarone--adverse effects
Anti-Arrhythmia Agents--adverse effects
Drug Interactions
Electric Countershock
Female
Heart Conduction System--drug effects
Humans
Hypnotics and Sedatives--adverse effects
Long QT Syndrome--chemically induced
Pyridines--adverse effects
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders--drug therapy
Torsades de Pointes--chemically induced
Ventricular Fibrillation--chemically induced
Zolpidem