Amitriptyline-induced Torsade de Pointes. Successful therapy with atrial pacing.
The author reports a case of Torsade de Pointes secondary to Amitriptyline overdose in an attempted suicide. Mechanism of tachycardia and guidelines for treatment are reviewed.
D000368:Aged; D000639:Amitriptyline / Q000506:poisoning*; D002304:Cardiac Pacing, Artificial; D004554:Electric Countershock; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy
D000639:Amitriptyline