title: Meglumine antimoniate, amiodarone and torsades de pointes: a case report.
abstract: Pentavalent antimonial drugs used for the treatment of leishmaniasis have been associated with sudden deaths, probably due to the development of ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Prolongation of the QT interval and ventricular tachyarrhymias have been described in patients on amiodarone therapy. We report a case of recurrent torsades de pointes following treatment with pentavalent antimonial drugs and amiodarone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Clinica Universitaria, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Segura
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: García-Bolao
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008536:Meglumine / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D016171:Torsades de Pointes / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000981:Antiprotozoal Agents; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D008536:Meglumine; D000077485:Meglumine Antimoniate; D000638:Amiodarone