DRUG-INDUCED LONG QT: CASE REPORT

ABSTRACT

Drug-induced long-QT syndrome is a potentially catastrophic complication in the hospital setting. Ventricular arrhythmias such as torsade de Pointes (TdP) are more likely to develop in patients with underlying heart disease, comorbidities, electrolyte abnormalities and conduction system disease. We report a clinical case of drug-induced long QT in which polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and atrial fibrillation are triggered, causing the death to acute neurological deterioration secondary to ischemic cerebrovascular event.

Keywords: Ventricular Tachycardia, Drug-Induced Long QT, Atrial Fibrillation