Torsade de pointes and prolonged QT interval from surreptitious use of sotalol: use of drug levels in diagnosis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Torsade de pointes is a well-established toxic effect of sotalol hydrochloride. In a patient presenting with torsade de pointes and a long QTc interval of unknown cause, a serum sotalol level was used to secure an otherwise difficult diagnosis.
Medical subject headings
- Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
- Electrocardiography
- Long QT Syndrome
- Sotalol
- Torsades de Pointes