QT Prolongation and Life Threatening Ventricular Tachycardia in a Patient Injected With Intravenous Meperidine (Demerol®)

QT prolongation is a serious adverse drug effect, which is associated with an increased risk of Torsade de pointes and sudden death. Many drugs, including both cardiac and non-cardiac drugs, have been reported to cause prolongation of QT interval. Although meperidine has not been considered proarrhy...

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Main Authors: Song, Mi Kyoung, Bae, Eun Jung, Baek, Jae Suk, Kwon, Bo Sang, Kim, Gi Beom, Noh, Chung Il, Choi, Jung Yun, Park, Sung Sup
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Korean Society of Cardiology 2011
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3132699/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21779290
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2011.41.6.342
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