Open AccessTorsade de Pointes due to Methadone Use in a Patient with HIV and Hepatitis C Coinfection
Author(s) -
Jinu John,
Xixi Amley,
Gabriel Bombino,
Chaim Gitelis,
Bernard Topi,
Gerald Hollander,
Joydeep Ghosh
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
cardiology research and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 2090-8016
pISSN - 2090-0597
DOI - 10.4061/2010/524764
Subject(s) - medicine , coinfection , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , methadone , hepatitis , hepatitis c , intensive care medicine , virology , pharmacology
We present a case of Torsade de Pointes secondary to multiple factors including patient susceptibility and iatrogenic influences. Contributing causes are presented, and the approach to treatment is discussed.
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