Torsades de pointes in a patient of dilated cardiomyopathy occurring early on oral amiodarone therapy.
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2013-07
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Amiodarone induced proarrhythmic effects are rare. We report a case of amiodarone induced torsades de pointes in a young boy aged 16 years occurring early after initiation of oral amiodarone. This case underscores the need of careful electrocardiographic monitoring early during amiodarone therapy to avoid a potentially fatal arrhythmia.
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Amiodarone, Torsades de pointes, QTc interval
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Gupta Mohit D, Girish M P, Choudhury Partha Prateem, Tyagi Sanjay. Torsades de pointes in a patient of dilated cardiomyopathy occurring early on oral amiodarone therapy. International Journal of Basic & Clinical Pharmacology. 2013 Jul-Aug; 2(4): 492-494.