title: Pro-Arrhythmic Effects of Noncardiac Medications: Lessons From Macrolide Antibiotics.
authors.affiliation: Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. Electronic address: samiviskin@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Viskin
authors.affiliation: Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Ofer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Havakuk
authors.affiliation: Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; National Center for Infection Control, Israel Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: Mitchell J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Schwaber
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018942:Macrolides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D018942:Macrolides
keywords: erythromycin; long QT; pro-arrhythmia; torsade de pointes; ventricular fibrillation