TORSADE-DE-POINTES AND PROLONGED QT INTERVAL FROM SURREPTITIOUS USE OF SOTALOL - USE OF DRUG LEVELS IN DIAGNOSIS

Authors
LINK MS FOOTE CB SLOAN SB HOMOUD MK WANG PJ ESTES NAM
Citation
Ms. Link et al., TORSADE-DE-POINTES AND PROLONGED QT INTERVAL FROM SURREPTITIOUS USE OF SOTALOL - USE OF DRUG LEVELS IN DIAGNOSIS, Chest, 112(2), 1997, pp. 556-557
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Chest → ACNP
ISSN journal
00123692
Volume
112
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
556 - 557
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-3692(1997)112:2<556:TAPQIF>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Torsade de pointes is a well-established toxic effect of sotalol hydro chloride. In a patient presenting with torsade de pointes and a long Q Tc interval of unknown cause, a serum sotalol level was used to secure an otherwise difficult diagnosis.