| Literature DB >> 2608572 |
A Schattner1, J Gindin, D Geltner.
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A case of fatal torsade de pointes in a 53 year old patient treated with disopyramide is described. The arrhythmia followed the development of acute hepatocellular dysfunction and may have been due to failure of the liver to efficiently degrade the drug to its metabolites.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2608572 PMCID: PMC2429309 DOI: 10.1136/pgmj.65.763.333
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Postgrad Med J ISSN: 0032-5473 Impact factor: 2.401