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Drug-Induced Arrhythmias: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
Tisdale JE, Chung MK, Campbell KB, Hammadah M, Joglar JA, Leclerc J, Rajagopalan B; American Heart Association Clinical Pharmacology Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology and Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing. Tisdale JE, et al. Circulation. 2020 Oct 13;142(15):e214-e233. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000905. Epub 2020 Sep 15. Circulation. 2020. PMID: 32929996 Free article. Review.
Numerous antiarrhythmic agents, antimicrobial drugs, psychotropic medications, and methadone, as well as a growing list of drugs from other therapeutic classes (neurological drugs, anticancer agents, and many others), can prolong the QT interval and provoke torsades …
Numerous antiarrhythmic agents, antimicrobial drugs, psychotropic medications, and methadone, as well as a growing list of drugs from …
Loperamide-Induced Torsades de Pointes.
Isang E, Shali L, Morris CB, Mahlow J. Isang E, et al. Cureus. 2021 Dec 9;13(12):e20299. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20299. eCollection 2021 Dec. Cureus. 2021. PMID: 35028205 Free PMC article.
Loperamide, an over-the-counter antidiarrheal, works on the opioid receptor with minimal opioid activity if taken as directed. Recently, it has gained popularity as the "poor man's methadone" at supratherapeutic dosing. Opioid antagonism with naloxone is beneficial in reve …
Loperamide, an over-the-counter antidiarrheal, works on the opioid receptor with minimal opioid activity if taken as directed. Recently, it …
Methadone-induced Torsades de pointes.
Russell L, Levine D. Russell L, et al. R I Med J (2013). 2013 Jul 30;96(8):20-1. R I Med J (2013). 2013. PMID: 23923121
Torsades de pointes is a polymorphic ventricular tachycardia that can quickly evolve into ventricular fibrillation and sudden death. ...Numerous medications can predispose patients to this deadly tachycardia. We report a case of methadone-induced To …
Torsades de pointes is a polymorphic ventricular tachycardia that can quickly evolve into ventricular fibrillation and …
Methadone-induced Torsade de pointes tachycardias.
Sticherling C, Schaer BA, Ammann P, Maeder M, Osswald S. Sticherling C, et al. Swiss Med Wkly. 2005 May 14;135(19-20):282-5. doi: 10.4414/smw.2005.10939. Swiss Med Wkly. 2005. PMID: 15986265 Free article. Review.
Methadone is a synthetic opioid frequently used in drug maintenance programs for heroin addicts. ...Its most severe side effect is the development of life-threatening Torsade de pointes ventricular tachycardia in the setting of a prolonged QT-interval. …
Methadone is a synthetic opioid frequently used in drug maintenance programs for heroin addicts. ...Its most severe side effec …
Torsades de pointes with methadone.
[No authors listed] [No authors listed] Prescrire Int. 2005 Apr;14(76):61-2. Prescrire Int. 2005. PMID: 15875343
(1) Methadone is an opiate used for replacement therapy of opiate addiction that causes dose-dependent QT prolongation. (2) Severe ventricular arrhythmias such as torsades de pointes have been reported, usually in patients on high doses (100 mg to 400 …
(1) Methadone is an opiate used for replacement therapy of opiate addiction that causes dose-dependent QT prolongation. (2) Severe ve …
Methadone, QTc prolongation and torsades de pointes: Current concepts, management and a hidden twist in the tale?
Mujtaba S, Romero J, Taub CC. Mujtaba S, et al. J Cardiovasc Dis Res. 2013 Dec;4(4):229-35. doi: 10.1016/j.jcdr.2013.10.001. Epub 2013 Nov 16. J Cardiovasc Dis Res. 2013. PMID: 24653586 Free PMC article. Review.
Along with its popularity, methadone has also earned an infamous reputation for causing prolongation of the QT interval and an increased risk of torsades de pointes. ...In addition, we explore the idea and implications of a genetic link between meth …
Along with its popularity, methadone has also earned an infamous reputation for causing prolongation of the QT interval and an increa …
Double jeopardy.
Cullington D, Dunford N, Beer S, Hobson N, Chattopadhyay S, John J. Cullington D, et al. Indian Heart J. 2013 May-Jun;65(3):315-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2013.04.016. Epub 2013 Apr 19. Indian Heart J. 2013. PMID: 23809388 Free PMC article.
Torsades de pointes ("twisting of points") (TdP) is a broad complex tachyarrhythmia which was first described in 1966 by Francois Dessertenne and usually results from prolongation of the QT interval.(1) A wide variety of drugs have been shown to prolong the Q …
Torsades de pointes ("twisting of points") (TdP) is a broad complex tachyarrhythmia which was first described in 1966 b …
QTc Prolongation in Poison Center Exposures to CredibleMeds List of Substances with "Known Risk of Torsades de Pointes".
Ryan K, Benz P, Zosel A, Farkas A, Theobald J. Ryan K, et al. Cardiovasc Toxicol. 2022 Sep;22(9):866-877. doi: 10.1007/s12012-022-09764-4. Epub 2022 Aug 5. Cardiovasc Toxicol. 2022. PMID: 35930218
Many drugs carry some risk of QT interval prolongation, which can lead to life-threatening dysrhythmias including Torsades de Pointes (TdP). CredibleMeds.org identifies medications categorized as "Known Risk of TdP" but does not stratify risk in acute suprath …
Many drugs carry some risk of QT interval prolongation, which can lead to life-threatening dysrhythmias including Torsades de …
Methadone-associated Q-T interval prolongation and torsades de pointes.
Stringer J, Welsh C, Tommasello A. Stringer J, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009 May 1;66(9):825-33. doi: 10.2146/ajhp070392. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009. PMID: 19386945 Review.
PURPOSE: The association of methadone with Q-T interval prolongation and torsades de pointes (TdP) is reviewed, and recommendations for preventing Q-T interval prolongation in methadone users are provided. ...A baseline electrocardiogram (ECG), …
PURPOSE: The association of methadone with Q-T interval prolongation and torsades de pointes (TdP) is reviewed, …
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