Key result
Methadone use was associated with the development of torsades de pointes and a prolonged QTc interval of 550 milliseconds in a 41-year-old woman.
Population
41-year-old woman admitted to the hospital for syncope
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Alerts clinicians to QTc monitoring with methadone; single case leaves open incidence and causality.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights the risk of QTc prolongation and torsades de pointes associated with methadone use.
Mokwe et al. (2003) conducted a case report in Torsades de pointes (n=1). Methadone was evaluated on Torsades de pointes. Methadone use was associated with the development of torsades de pointes and a prolonged QTc interval of 550 milliseconds in a 41-year-old woman.
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