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Torsade de pointes in liver transplantation recipient after induction of general anesthesia: a case report [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2014 Torsade de pointes (TdP) is an uncommon and specific form of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, associated with a prolonged QT interval. Prolongation of the QT interval is the most widely recognized electrophysiological abnormality in patients with ...
Eun-Jin Chung +6 more
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Antimicrobials and QT prolongation [PDF]
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2017 Solithromycin, a ketolide/macrolide antibiotic, has recently been reported to be free of the expected QT-prolonging effect of macrolides. It appears that its keto substitution provides a structural basis for this observation, as the other two tested ketolides also have minimal QT effect.Among non-cardiovascular therapies, antimicrobials probably carry ...
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Drug-induced QT prolongation is attributed to several mechanisms, including hERG channel blockage. However, the risks, mechanisms, and the effects of rosuvastatin-induced QT prolongation remain unclear.
Yeryung Koo +7 more
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QT prolongation in HIV-positive patients: Review articleKey points
Indian Heart Journal, 2019 Introduction: Antiretrovirals have immensely increased the average life expectancy of HIV-positive patients. However, the incidence of QT interval prolongation and other arrhythmias has also increased. Methods: Pubmed and Google Scholar were searched for
Jing Liu +5 more
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Pharmacometabolomic approach to predict QT prolongation in guinea pigs. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Drug-induced torsades de pointes (TdP), a life-threatening arrhythmia associated with prolongation of the QT interval, has been a significant reason for withdrawal of several medicines from the market. Prolongation of the QT interval is considered as the
Jeonghyeon Park +8 more
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Ventricular arrhythmia in patients with prolonged QT interval during liver transplantation: two cases report [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2014 QT interval prolongation is associated with an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmia in various conditions. Cardiac electrophysiologic abnormalities including QT interval prolongation are well documented in patients with advanced liver cirrhosis.
Min-Soo Kim +3 more
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Вестник анестезиологии и реаниматологии, 2018 Prolongation of QT interval is a predictor of fatal disorders of cardiac rhythm and sudden death. Side effects of medications is one of the main causes of prolonged QT interval.
E. V. Shikh +3 more
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QT prolongation due to roxithromycin [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2000 Roxithromycin and other macrolide antimicrobials are widely used for a broad variety of infections such as upper respiratory tract infection and community acquired pneumonia. Prolongation of the QT interval, torsade de pointes polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, and sudden death are well described but little known adverse reactions common to all ...
A, Woywodt +3 more
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Cancer treatment and drug-induced QT interval prolongation: A review
Consilium Medicum, 2022 Anticancer drugs can cause drug-induced prolongation of the QT interval. Prolongation of the QT interval is a known risk factor and an independent predictor of the development of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias (polymorphic ventricular ...
Olga D. Ostroumova +2 more
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Transient Long QT Development in a Patient with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies, 2016 QT interval prolongation on the electrocardiogram is considered a precursory sign for imminent, potentially lethal ventricular arrhythmias. Beside the inherited condition of long QT syndrome, numerous drugs, certain electrolyte disturbances and early ...
Czuriga Dániel +10 more
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