Pro-Arrhythmic Effects of Noncardiac Medications: Lessons From Macrolide Antibiotics

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Nov 17;66(20):2185-2188. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.09.027.
No abstract available

Keywords: erythromycin; long QT; pro-arrhythmia; torsade de pointes; ventricular fibrillation.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects*
  • Death, Sudden, Cardiac / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Macrolides / adverse effects*
  • Male
  • Tachycardia, Ventricular / etiology*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Macrolides