QTc prolongation and torsades de pointes associated with methadone therapy.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-2007
Abstract
Oral methadone therapy is an effective and increasingly popular treatment for opioid dependency and chronic pain. Although it is not typically considered pro-dysrhythmic, we present the unique case of a 52-year-old HIV-positive woman without underlying cardiac disease who developed QTc prolongation and pulseless Torsades secondary to high dose methadone therapy.
Volume
32
Issue
3
First Page
275
Last Page
278
ISSN
0736-4679
Published In/Presented At
Routhier DD, Katz KD, Brooks DE. QTc prolongation and torsades de pointes associated with methadone therapy. J Emerg Med. 2007 Apr;32(3):275-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2006.07.027. Epub 2007 Feb 2.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
17394991
Department(s)
Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine Faculty, Toxicology Division
Document Type
Article
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