QT-prolonging agents with risk of torsades de pointes
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Dothiepin, Qt Prolongation and Torsades De Pointes
A case is reported of electrocardiographic QT prolongation that was presumbty familial in origin. Torsades de points developed in association with the use ofdothinepin, despite the pmscription of a low dose of this drug.
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عنوان ژورنال: Australasian Psychiatry
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1039-8562,1440-1665
DOI: 10.1177/1039856218794875