Vol 72, No 2 (2014)
ECG
Published online: 2014-02-17
Intermittent QT prolongation induced by short-term oral amiodarone therapy
DOI: 10.5603/KP.2014.0032
Kardiol Pol 2014;72(2):200-201.
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.
Keywords: long QTamiodaroneICD therapy