Noncardiac QTc-Prolonging Drugs May Increase Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death

Noncardiac QTc-Prolonging Drugs May Increase Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death: "In a case-control study, the use of these drugs in a general population was associated with an almost threefold increased risk of sudden cardiac death. (CME)

.......Prolongation of QTc interval has been documented with both cardiac and noncardiac drugs such as cisapride and domperidol (GI), haloperidol (antipsychotic), and macrolides (antibiotics), including erythromycin and clarithromycin, according to the authors of the current study............

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Laurie Barclay,Desiree Lie,Gary Vogin"