QT interval prolongation associated with venlafaxine administration

Int J Cardiol. 2006 Apr 28;109(1):116-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.03.065.

Abstract

A significant number of non-antiarrhythmic drugs including psychotropic agents have been shown to prolong cardiac repolarization increasing the risk for torsade de pointes ventricular tachycardia. We briefly describe a 60-year-old woman who admitted to the hospital due to hypertension and mild dyspnea having a prolonged QT interval (QTc: 582 ms). The patient had a known history of depression treated with venlafaxine. The QT interval normalised a few days after cessation of the antidepressant agent. This is the first report of venlafaxine-induced QT interval prolongation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Cyclohexanols / adverse effects*
  • Depression / drug therapy
  • Electrocardiography
  • Female
  • Heart Conduction System / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / adverse effects*
  • Venlafaxine Hydrochloride

Substances

  • Cyclohexanols
  • Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
  • Venlafaxine Hydrochloride