Clarithromycin-Induced Long QT Syndrome: A Case Report

Long QT syndrome develops for a number of reasons. The number of non-antiarrhythmic drugs reported to induce QT interval prolongation with or without torsade de pointes continues to increase. Clarithromycin is a macrolide antibiotic being increasingly used for the treatment of atypical pneumonia. In...

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Main Authors: Mecnun Cetin, Munevver Yıldırımer, Serkan Özen, Sema Tanrıverdi, Senol Coskun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/634652
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