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Torsades de Pointes (TdP) after Taking Prenylamine
L'intervalle de temps variable existante entre le debut du traitement par la prenylamine et la survenu de toisade de pointe et d'autre oart la raretee de· telle camplication est considere par les auteurs c0mme une indice de !'intervention de d'autres facteurs, parmie Jes quelles, la perturbation electrolytique doit jouer le role principal.
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BACKGROUND Several frequently used antibiotics are associated with an arrhythmia called "torsades de pointes" (TdP). This potentially fatal arrhythmia is considered unpredictable. METHODS In order to investigate the prevalence of risk factors for TdP prior to initiation of antibiotic therapy, we conducted a literature search for all published reports on TdP induced by antibiotics and we asked...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Mayo Clinic Proceedings
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0025-6196
DOI: 10.4065/70.2.197