Drug-Induced Long Qt Syndrome

by A. John Camm and Yee Guan Yap

To most cardiologists, the long QT syndrome is a relatively rare congenital and familial syndrome that affects children or young adults. However, in addition to congenital LQTS there is a series of acquired forms of the syndrome, usually resulting from exposure to drugs that extend the duration the QT interval. This prolongation may be the primary pharmacodynamic action of the drug, however a plethora of other drugs, including some types of antibiotic,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879934689
• ISBN13: 9780879934682
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 8.6"