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  • Title: Torsades de pointes with a severely prolonged QT interval induced by an initial low dose sotalol intake.
    Author: Yalta K, Turgut O, Yilmaz A, Yilmaz MB, Kendirlioglu O, Karadas F.
    Journal: Int J Cardiol; 2007 Apr 04; 116(3):e95-7. PubMed ID: 17126428.
    Abstract:
    Many drugs, including sotalol, have been implicated in prolonging QT interval and triggering torsades de pointes, a potentially fatal ventricular arrhythmia, especially during chronic therapy or in case of acute high dose toxicity. We report here a case with a severely prolonged QT interval and torsades de pointes after an initial intake of low dose sotalol (80 mg), indicating a probable inherent individual oversensitivity to sotalol.
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