| Literature DB >> 1673626 |
R A Henderson1, S Lane, J A Henry.
Abstract
A 48-year-old woman developed QT prolongation and episodes of life-threatening ventricular tachycardia (torsades de pointes) after intentional overdose of haloperidol and orphenadrine. The arrhythmia did not respond to conventional anti-arrhythmic therapy but was suppressed by atrial overdrive pacing. A literature review identified haloperidol as the most likely cause of the torsades de pointes.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1673626 DOI: 10.1177/096032719101000110
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hum Exp Toxicol ISSN: 0960-3271 Impact factor: 2.903