Ciprofloxacin-induced torsade de pointes

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• 作者：M. Casey Flanagan ; Eric S. Mitchell and Mark C.P. Haigney
• 关键词：Ciprofloxacin ; Torsade de pointes ; QT interval
• 刊名：International Journal of Cardiology
• 出版年：2006
• 出版时间：10 November 2006
• 年：2006
• 卷：113
• 期：2
• 页码：239-241
• 全文大小：1684 K

文摘

We report a rare case of torsade de pointes, a polymorphic ventricular tachycardia associated with QT interval prolongation, caused by intravenous ciprofloxacin given for pneumonia in a 22-year-old healthy Marine. Although the risk for quinolone-associated torsade de pointes appears to be low, caution is still warranted when given in the presence of pre-existing QT prolongation.