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Avoidable lethal torsade de pointes during pacemaker generator exchange caused by bepridil intoxication
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  • Yoichi Ajiro,
  • Toshiharu Koike,
  • Takashi Saito,
  • Fumiaki Mori,
  • Kazunori Iwade
Yoichi Ajiro
Niijuku Co-op Clinic

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Toshiharu Koike
National Hospital Organisation Yokohama Medical Center
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Takashi Saito
National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center
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Fumiaki Mori
National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center
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Kazunori Iwade
National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center
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Abstract

A 92-year-old small-framed man developed torsade de pointes during pacemaker-generator exchange. His family physician prescribed bepridil 200 mg/day. High bepridil concentration of 1409 ng/mL was revealed. Electrophysiologists at pacemaker clinic should pay attention to arrhythmia management including bepridil concentration when the family physician prescribes bepridil to a pacemaker patient.