Why the study?
Does chlorpromazine cause ventricular arrhythmias and torsades de pointes?
Does chlorpromazine cause ventricular arrhythmias and torsades de pointes?
Chlorpromazine can delay repolarization and infrequently cause torsades de pointes, especially in the presence of confounding factors like electrolyte deficiencies.
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Chlorpromazine may warrant QT monitoring in vulnerable patients; leaves open independent causality for torsades de pointes.
Hoehns et al. (2001) studied this question.