Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3250998 | The Journal of Emergency Medicine | 2007 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Oral methadone therapy is an effective and increasingly popular treatment for opioid dependency and chronic pain. Although it is not typically considered pro-dysrhythmic, we present the unique case of a 52-year-old HIV-positive woman without underlying cardiac disease who developed QTc prolongation and pulseless Torsades secondary to high dose methadone therapy.
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Authors
Denise D. Routhier, Kenneth D. Katz, Daniel E. Brooks,