Acquired Long QT Syndrome and Torsade de Pointes Associated with HIV Infection
Here, we report the case of an HIV infected patient that was treated for pneumonia with a macrolid antibiotic. The patient experienced a prolongation of the already pathologic QTc interval resulting in repeated torsades de pointes necessitating CPR and implantation of an AICD. This case exemplifies...
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| author | Alexander Shimabukuro-Vornhagen Jan Rybniker Shahram Zoghi Gerd Faetkenheuer Guido Michels Erland Erdmann Michael von Bergwelt-Baildon Matthias Kochanek |
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| description | Here, we report the case of an HIV infected patient that was treated for pneumonia with a macrolid antibiotic. The patient experienced a prolongation of the already pathologic QTc interval resulting in repeated torsades de pointes necessitating CPR and implantation of an AICD. This case exemplifies that torsades de pointes due to acquired long QT syndrome is a serious and potentially fatal complication in HIV-positive patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-63c587b2bb1b452d855637eda7877b1d2025-02-03T06:05:07ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352010-01-01201010.1155/2010/278427278427Acquired Long QT Syndrome and Torsade de Pointes Associated with HIV InfectionAlexander Shimabukuro-Vornhagen0Jan Rybniker1Shahram Zoghi2Gerd Faetkenheuer3Guido Michels4Erland Erdmann5Michael von Bergwelt-Baildon6Matthias Kochanek7Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, GermanyDepartment I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, GermanyDepartment I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, GermanyDepartment I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, GermanyDepartment III of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, GermanyDepartment III of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, GermanyDepartment I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, GermanyDepartment I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, GermanyHere, we report the case of an HIV infected patient that was treated for pneumonia with a macrolid antibiotic. The patient experienced a prolongation of the already pathologic QTc interval resulting in repeated torsades de pointes necessitating CPR and implantation of an AICD. This case exemplifies that torsades de pointes due to acquired long QT syndrome is a serious and potentially fatal complication in HIV-positive patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/278427 |
| spellingShingle | Alexander Shimabukuro-Vornhagen Jan Rybniker Shahram Zoghi Gerd Faetkenheuer Guido Michels Erland Erdmann Michael von Bergwelt-Baildon Matthias Kochanek Acquired Long QT Syndrome and Torsade de Pointes Associated with HIV Infection Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Acquired Long QT Syndrome and Torsade de Pointes Associated with HIV Infection |
| title_full | Acquired Long QT Syndrome and Torsade de Pointes Associated with HIV Infection |
| title_fullStr | Acquired Long QT Syndrome and Torsade de Pointes Associated with HIV Infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acquired Long QT Syndrome and Torsade de Pointes Associated with HIV Infection |
| title_short | Acquired Long QT Syndrome and Torsade de Pointes Associated with HIV Infection |
| title_sort | acquired long qt syndrome and torsade de pointes associated with hiv infection |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/278427 |
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