Voriconazole associated torsades de pointes in two adult patients with haematological malignancies

Voriconazole can prolong the QT interval contributing to life-threatening cardiac arrhythmia. Torsades de pointes is an uncommon but serious complication of voriconazole use which may be under-recognised. We present torsades de pointes in two patients with underlying haematological malignancy being...

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Main Authors: Brown, Jeremy D., Lim, Lyn-li, Koning, Sonia
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4024513/