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  • Title: Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in a woman taking cesium chloride.
    Author: Saliba W, Erdogan O, Niebauer M.
    Journal: Pacing Clin Electrophysiol; 2001 Apr; 24(4 Pt 1):515-7. PubMed ID: 11341093.
    Abstract:
    A 47-year-old patient presented with syncope and recurrent episodes of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. She had evidence of prolonged QT interval by ECG and had been taking cesium as a dietary supplement. Correction of the hypokalemia and discontinuation of the cesium resulted in normalization of the QT interval during follow-up with no further recurrence of ventricular arrhythmias. The use of this drug is potentially hazardous as it may induce fatal ventricular arrhythmias.
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