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Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia in a patient with acquired long QT syndrome after levomepromazine injection

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    Julia Preßler, Michael Lücking, Michael Melter & Stephan Gerling

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Preßler, J., Lücking, M., Melter, M. et al. Nonsustained ventricular tachycardia in a patient with acquired long QT syndrome after levomepromazine injection. Intensive Care Med 40, 133–134 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-013-3138-y

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