Doxepin Induced Torsade De Pointes |
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| Authors: | BORIS STRASBERO ALDO COELHO WILLIAM WELCH STEVEN SWIRYN ROBERT BAUERNFEIND KENNETH ROSEN |
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| Institution: | Section of Cardiology. Department of Medicine, Abraham Lincoln School of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois |
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| Abstract: | A case of torsade de pointes with normal QT interval secondary to the administration of small amounts of doxepin is presented. Electrophysiological studies during rechallenge with doxepin demonstrated replication of the patient's spontaneous arrhythmia. Evaluation of syncope in patients taking doxepin should include careful evaluation for torsade de pointes. |
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| Keywords: | torsade de pointes doxepin arrhythmia syncope |
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