Risk of QTc Prolongation in a Cohort of Opioid-Dependent HIV-Infected Patients on Methadone Maintenance Therapy | Zendy

Gabriel Vallecillo | Zendy; Sergi Mojal | Zendy; Albert Roquer | Zendy; Diana Martínez | Zendy; Paolo Rossi | Zendy; Francina Fonseca | Zendy; Roberto Muga | Zendy; Marta Torrens | Zendy

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Risk of QTc Prolongation in a Cohort of Opioid-Dependent HIV-Infected Patients on Methadone Maintenance Therapy

Author(s) -

Gabriel Vallecillo,

Sergi Mojal,

Albert Roquer,

Diana Martínez,

Paolo Rossi,

Francina Fonseca,

Roberto Muga,

Marta Torrens

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cit467

Subject(s) - medicine , qt interval , methadone , torsades de pointes , opioid , cohort , methadone maintenance , cohort study , anesthesia , receptor

Concern regarding the QTc interval in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients has been growing in recent years, and cases of prolonged QTc interval and torsades de pointes have been described in HIV-infected patients on methadone therapy. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with long QTc interval in a cohort of opioid-dependent HIV-infected patients on methadone maintenance therapy.

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