• QT prolongation is a measure of delayed ventricular repolarisation, which means the heart muscle takes longer than normal to recharge between beats. It...
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    normal QTd. Electrocardiogram Long QT syndrome Short QT syndrome QT interval variability Drug-induced QT prolongation Panicker GK, Salvi V, Karnad DR, Chakraborty...
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    can make people more susceptible to significant drug-induced QT prolongation. The various forms of long QT syndrome, both congenital and acquired, produce...
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    drugs and/or electrolyte disorders that cause excessive lengthening of the QT interval. Common causes for torsades de pointes include drug-induced QT...
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  • launched in 2009 of information regarding serious drug-drug interactions associated with QT prolongation or the potentially lethal arrhythmia, torsades de...
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    Azithromycin (category Drugs with non-standard legal status)
    associated with deleterious outcomes in COVID-19 patients, including drug-induced QT prolongation. After a large-scale trial showed no benefit of using azithromycin...
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    monitoring of known cardiac arrhythmias Medication monitoring (e.g., drug-induced QT prolongation, Digoxin toxicity) and management of overdose (e.g., tricyclic...
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    depressive disorders. Tricyclics and SSRI can cause the so-called drug-induced QT prolongation, especially in older adults; this condition can degenerate into...
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    457–468. doi:10.1016/j.cnur.2017.04.007. PMID 28779826. "Drug-Induced Prolongation of the QT Interval and Torsades de Pointes". Lexicomp. 29 April 2023...
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    Ondansetron (category Drugs with non-standard legal status)
    the metabolism of other drugs broken down by this system. Use of ondansetron has been associated with prolongation of the QT interval, which can lead...
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