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ArticleIndian journal of pharmacology

Torsades de pointes induced by concomitant use of chlorpheniramine and propranolol: An unusual presentation with no QT prolongation.

Altuğ Ösken, Nizamettin Selçuk Yelgeç, Regayip Zehir, Tuğba Kemaloğlu Öz, Selçuk Yaylacı, Ramazan Akdemir, Hüseyin Gündüz

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Article in Indian journal of pharmacology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Altuğ ÖskenDepartment of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Nizamettin Selçuk YelgeçDepartment of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Regayip ZehirDepartment of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Tuğba Kemaloğlu ÖzDepartment of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Center, Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Selçuk YaylacıDepartment of Internal Medicine, Rize Findikli Goiter Research Center, Rize, Turkey.
Ramazan AkdemirDepartment of Cardiology, Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey.
Hüseyin GündüzDepartment of Cardiology, Sakarya University Faculty of Medicine, Sakarya, Turkey.
Dr. Siyami Ersek Göğüs Kalp Ve Damar Cerrahisi Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TRSakarya University · TRRize Devlet Hastanesi · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Drug-induced torsades de pointes (TdP) is a rare but potentially fatal adverse effect of commonly prescribed medications including cardiac and noncardiac drugs. Importantly, many drugs have been reported to cause the characteristic Brugada syndrome-linked electrocardiography (ECG) abnormalities and/or (fatal) ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Chlorpheniramine and propranolol have the arrhythmogenic effects reported previously. A review of literature revealed a large number of case reports of chlorpheniramine or propranolol use resulting in QTc prolongation, TdP, or both. However, we wish to report the case of a patient who was treated with a combination of chlorpheniramine and propranolol, whose ECG showed no QT prolongation but who suffered from cardiac arrest due to TdP.

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