Sotalol unmasks susceptibility to drug-induced long QT syndrome and torsades de pointes

MeSH terms

• Adult
• Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / administration & dosage
• Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / adverse effects*
• Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Heart Rate / drug effects
• Humans
• Incidence
• Long QT Syndrome / chemically induced*
• Long QT Syndrome / epidemiology
• Male
• Prognosis
• Retrospective Studies
• Risk Factors
• Sex Factors
• Sotalol / administration & dosage
• Sotalol / adverse effects*
• Torsades de Pointes / chemically induced*
• Torsades de Pointes / epidemiology