Abstract
Torsades de pointes (TdP), a life-threatening ventricular dysrhythmia, was recorded
in a 30-year-old woman who had taken a deliberate overdose of trazodone. The patient
was successfully defibrillated to normal sinus rhythm and given intravenous magnesium
sulfate according to Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support guidelines. The patient
was discharged and experienced no further complications.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: July 19, 2007
Accepted:
November 11,
2006
Received in revised form:
August 17,
2006
Received:
August 31,
2005
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