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https://doi.org/10.20471/acc.2019.58.04.23

Torsades de Pointes in Elderly Patient with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Treated by Short-Term Parenteral Amiodarone Therapy

Nenad Lakušić ; Department of Cardiology, Krapinske Toplice Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Krapinske Toplice, Croatia
Valentina Slivnjak ; Department of Internal Medicine, Krapinske Toplice Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation, Krapinske Toplice, Croatia
Nedeljko Ciglenečki ; Intensive Care Unit, Krapinske Toplice Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation, Krapinske Toplice, Croatia
Duško Cerovec ; Department of Cardiology, Krapinske Toplice Hospital for Medical Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Krapinske Toplice, Croatia


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One of the drugs that are widely used in the treatment of atrial fibrillation is amiodarone. Despite considerable prolongation of the corrected QT interval and a substantial degree of bradycardia, amiodarone exhibits a remarkably low frequency of pro-arrhythmic events and <1.0% incidence of torsades de pointes, mostly after long-term usage. We present a case of an 80-year-old female with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation accompanied by acute heart failure treated by short-term parenteral amiodarone therapy and development of torsades de pointes.

Ključne riječi

Torsades de pointes; Amiodarone; Atrial fibrillation; Bradycardia; Case reports

Hrčak ID:

235296

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https://hrcak.srce.hr/235296

Datum izdavanja:

1.12.2019.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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