QT Independent Ventricular Tachycardia Induced by Arsenic Trioxide
Arsenic trioxide (ATO) is commonly known to cause QT prolongation with resultant ventricular tachycardia (VT). VT, independent of QT prolongation, can be a complication of ATO. We present a 46-year-old female who received ATO and during her hospital course had intermittent nonsustained VT. All usual...
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| description | Arsenic trioxide (ATO) is commonly known to cause QT prolongation with resultant ventricular tachycardia (VT). VT, independent of QT prolongation, can be a complication of ATO. We present a 46-year-old female who received ATO and during her hospital course had intermittent nonsustained VT. All usual causes of VT were considered including reduced EF<35%, ischemia, electrolyte abnormalities, medications, and genetic polymorphisms; however, no specific cause was found. After stopping therapy, the episodes of nonsustained VT ceased indicating that there is an association between ATO and VT. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e73645bd2917442c8011bd52f811f82e2025-08-20T03:26:14ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122019-01-01201910.1155/2019/98702839870283QT Independent Ventricular Tachycardia Induced by Arsenic TrioxideVicken Zeitjian0Carmel Moazez1Waqas Arslan2Mehrdad Saririan3Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Texas San Antonio Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr. San Antonio, TX 78229, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Creighton University Maricopa Medical Center, 2601 E. Roosevelt St. Phoenix, AZ 85006, USADepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Creighton University Maricopa Medical Center, 2601 E. Roosevelt St. Phoenix, AZ 85006, USADepartment of Cardiovascular Diseases, Creighton University Maricopa Medical Center, 2601 E. Roosevelt St. Phoenix, AZ 85006, USAArsenic trioxide (ATO) is commonly known to cause QT prolongation with resultant ventricular tachycardia (VT). VT, independent of QT prolongation, can be a complication of ATO. We present a 46-year-old female who received ATO and during her hospital course had intermittent nonsustained VT. All usual causes of VT were considered including reduced EF<35%, ischemia, electrolyte abnormalities, medications, and genetic polymorphisms; however, no specific cause was found. After stopping therapy, the episodes of nonsustained VT ceased indicating that there is an association between ATO and VT.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9870283 |
| spellingShingle | Vicken Zeitjian Carmel Moazez Waqas Arslan Mehrdad Saririan QT Independent Ventricular Tachycardia Induced by Arsenic Trioxide Case Reports in Cardiology |
| title | QT Independent Ventricular Tachycardia Induced by Arsenic Trioxide |
| title_full | QT Independent Ventricular Tachycardia Induced by Arsenic Trioxide |
| title_fullStr | QT Independent Ventricular Tachycardia Induced by Arsenic Trioxide |
| title_full_unstemmed | QT Independent Ventricular Tachycardia Induced by Arsenic Trioxide |
| title_short | QT Independent Ventricular Tachycardia Induced by Arsenic Trioxide |
| title_sort | qt independent ventricular tachycardia induced by arsenic trioxide |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9870283 |
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