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Thioridazine-induced torsade de pointes. Successful therapy with isoproterenol.

Thioridazine (Mellaril) hydrochloride cardiotoxicity is manifested by bradycardia and prolongation of the QT interval. The latter predisposes to atypical ventricular tachycardia (torsade de pointes) when premature ventricular depolarizations occur during the prolonged QT interval. Isoproterenol hydrochloride infusion, which increases the heart rate and shortens the QT interval, is a theoretically advantageous therapeutic modality for use in this situation. This report describes a case of thioridazine-induced torsade de pointes that was successfully managed with isoproterenol infusion after therapy with other agents was unsuccessful. This mode of therapy should be used with caution, but it may be lifesaving in psychiatric or community hospitals where temporary cardiac pacemaker insertion is not performed.[1]

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  1. Thioridazine-induced torsade de pointes. Successful therapy with isoproterenol. Kemper, A.J., Dunlap, R., Pietro, D.A. JAMA (1983) [Pubmed]
 
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