Why the study?
Does halofantrine induce ventricular arrhythmias in patients with congenital long QT syndrome?
Does halofantrine induce ventricular arrhythmias in patients with congenital long QT syndrome?
Halofantrine can induce life-threatening arrhythmias such as torsade de pointes in patients with congenital long QT syndrome.
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Halofantrine may warrant caution in congenital LQTS; leaves open generalizability beyond case reports.
Toivonen et al. (1994) studied this question.
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