title: Intermittent QT prolongation induced by short-term oral amiodarone therapy.
abstract: Although amiodarone appears to have few pro-arrhythmic effects, torsade de pointes (TdP) has been observed after administration of a low dose and short term use of oral amiodarone, in the absence of predisposing factors. We describe the case of a 41-year-old woman admitted to hospital because of a cardiac arrest from TdP. On hospital admission, ECG showed sinus bradycardia 46 bpm with marked QT prolongation.
authors.affiliation: Dumlupınar University Evliya Çelebi Training and Research Hospital, Kütahya, Turkey. maliastarcioglu@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mehmet Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Astarcioglu
authors.forename: Halil Ibrahim
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Durmuş
authors.forename: Taner
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Basri
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Amasyalı
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D053840:Brugada Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000075224:Cardiac Conduction System Disease; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced*; D016171:Torsades de Pointes / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000638:Amiodarone