Anthracyclines and Acquired Long QT Syndrome. A Case Report
Acquired long QT syndrome results from secondary causes and can be caused by more than 100 non-antiarrhythmic drugs. Cardiac arrest due to Torsades de pointes induced by drugs causing prolonged QT syndrome is a rare but potentially fatal event, even in hospitals. The case of a 47-year-old patient di...
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| author | Carlos Rodríguez Armada Lázaro Enrique de la Cruz Avilés |
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| description | Acquired long QT syndrome results from secondary causes and can be caused by more than 100 non-antiarrhythmic drugs. Cardiac arrest due to Torsades de pointes induced by drugs causing prolonged QT syndrome is a rare but potentially fatal event, even in hospitals. The case of a 47-year-old patient diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma admitted to the hematology department of the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima University General Hospital in Cienfuegos is presented. The patient had been previously treated with anthracyclines and developed episodes of palpitations and syncope later. The treatment included monitoring the patient, avoiding other QT prolonging agents and administrating magnesium sulfate and potassium chloride with a proper maintenance of the fluid and acid-base balance. The presentation of this case aims at motivating interest in new reports on the subject and establishing a direct causal relationship through the evidence provided by new experiences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-067f67c16e35440ea0533fe425720cff2022-12-22T02:36:13ZspaUniversidad de las Ciencias Médicas de CienfuegosRevista Finlay2221-24342014-12-0144301305195Anthracyclines and Acquired Long QT Syndrome. A Case ReportCarlos Rodríguez Armada0Lázaro Enrique de la Cruz Avilés1Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos.Hospital General Universitario Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima. Cienfuegos.Acquired long QT syndrome results from secondary causes and can be caused by more than 100 non-antiarrhythmic drugs. Cardiac arrest due to Torsades de pointes induced by drugs causing prolonged QT syndrome is a rare but potentially fatal event, even in hospitals. The case of a 47-year-old patient diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma admitted to the hematology department of the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima University General Hospital in Cienfuegos is presented. The patient had been previously treated with anthracyclines and developed episodes of palpitations and syncope later. The treatment included monitoring the patient, avoiding other QT prolonging agents and administrating magnesium sulfate and potassium chloride with a proper maintenance of the fluid and acid-base balance. The presentation of this case aims at motivating interest in new reports on the subject and establishing a direct causal relationship through the evidence provided by new experiences.http://www.revfinlay.sld.cu/index.php/finlay/article/view/320antraciclinassíndrome de qt prolongadoinformes de casos |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Rodríguez Armada Lázaro Enrique de la Cruz Avilés Anthracyclines and Acquired Long QT Syndrome. A Case Report Revista Finlay antraciclinas síndrome de qt prolongado informes de casos |
| title | Anthracyclines and Acquired Long QT Syndrome. A Case Report |
| title_full | Anthracyclines and Acquired Long QT Syndrome. A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Anthracyclines and Acquired Long QT Syndrome. A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anthracyclines and Acquired Long QT Syndrome. A Case Report |
| title_short | Anthracyclines and Acquired Long QT Syndrome. A Case Report |
| title_sort | anthracyclines and acquired long qt syndrome a case report |
| topic | antraciclinas síndrome de qt prolongado informes de casos |
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