Successful transition to buprenorphine in a patient with methadone-induced torsades de pointes
β Scribed by Jason Levi Esses; Jonathan Rosman; Lien Thanh Do; Paul Schweitzer; Sam Hanon
- Book ID
- 106385192
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 273 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1383-875X
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## Abstract Prolonged QT syndrome often causes torsades de pointes (Tdp), a potentially lethal arrhythmia. A 55βyearβold woman with M4Eo who was receiving consolidation chemotherapy had an episode of prolonged QT and Tdp following fluconazole (FCZ) administration. Intravenous supplementation of mag