Drug-Induced QT Prolongation And Torsades de Pointes

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Torsades de pointes (TdP)—an uncommon but life-threatening polymorphic ventricular tachycardia—is almost always drug induced. The authors describe the causes, risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of TdP.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): P T

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): P T

Journal ID (publisher-id): PT

Title: Pharmacy and Therapeutics

Publisher: MediMedia USA, Inc.

ISSN (Print): 1052-1372

Publication date (Print): July 2017

Volume: 42

Issue: 7

Pages: 473-477

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Dr. Li is a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Resident at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in Bronx, New York. Dr. Ramos is a Clinical Manager in Critical Care/Infectious Diseases at NewYork–Presbyterian, Weill Cornell Medical Center, in New York, New York. Michele B. Kaufman, PharmD, BCGP, RPh, editor of this column, is a freelance medical writer living in New York City and a Pharmacist in the NewYork–Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital Pharmacy Department.

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Accession ID: PMC5481298 Pmcid ID: PMC5481298 Pmc-uid ID: 5481298 Publisher ID: ptj4207473

PMC ID: 5481298

PubMed ID: 28674475

SO-VID: e84d016d-6088-4b28-b746-25e39f05825a

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