Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Apparently trivial but serious mistakes: the underestimated risk of a QT prolongation

  • Case Report
  • Published:
Aging Clinical and Experimental Research Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Fig. 1

References

  1. Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (2016) QT interval and drug therapy. BMJ 353:i2732. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i273

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Howard PA (2013) Azithromycin-induced proarrhythmia and cardiovascular death. Ann Pharmacother 47:1547–1551

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Schächtele S, Tümena T, Gaßmann KG et al (2016) Co-prescription of QT-interval prolonging drugs: an analysis in a large cohort of geriatric patients. PLoS One 11:e0155649

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Tay KY, Ewald MB, Bourgeois FT (2014) Use of QT-prolonging medications in US emergency departments, 1995–2009. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 23:9–17

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Varallo FR, Planeta CS, Mastroianni PC (2017) Effectiveness of pharmacovigilance: multifaceted educational intervention related to the knowledge, skills and attitudes of multidisciplinary hospital staff. Clinics (Sao Paulo) 72:51–57. https://doi.org/10.6061/clinics/2017(01)09

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Geriatric Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy

    S. Damanti, M. Cesari & D. Mari

  2. Nutritional Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    S. Damanti

  3. Emergency Department, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy

    B. Brignolo-Ottolini

  4. Department of Clinical and Community Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    M. Cesari

  5. Specialization School in Geriatrics and Gerontology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    G. Bonini

  6. Pharmacotherapy and Appropriateness of Drug Prescription Unit, IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy

    L. Pasina

Authors
  1. S. Damanti
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. B. Brignolo-Ottolini
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. M. Cesari
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. G. Bonini
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. D. Mari
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. L. Pasina
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to S. Damanti.

Ethics declarations

Conflict of interest

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Statement of human and animal rights

No animal was used in this study.

Informed consent

The patients signed a written informed consent in which she approved the publication.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Damanti, S., Brignolo-Ottolini, B., Cesari, M. et al. Apparently trivial but serious mistakes: the underestimated risk of a QT prolongation. Aging Clin Exp Res 30, 1247–1249 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-018-0900-6

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-018-0900-6

Keywords

Search

Navigation