title: Complete heart block and torsade de pointes associated with thioridazine poisoning.
abstract: A 72-year-old woman attempted suicide with thioridazine 3000 mg and 60 tablets of acetaminophen 325 mg plus codeine 30 mg. She was semicomatose and had persistent third-degree atrioventricular block, progressive hypotension, and an episode of torsade de pointes. Heart block, arrhythmias, and hypotension resolved within 48 hours, and the patient recovered without adverse sequelae.
authors.affiliation: Akron General Medical Center, Department of Medicine, OH 44307.
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Hulisz
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Dasa
authors.forename: L D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Heiselman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D013881:Thioridazine / Q000506:poisoning*; D016171:Torsades de Pointes / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D013881:Thioridazine