A fatal case of repeated ventricular fibrillation following torsade de pointes, due to multiple administrations of metoclopramide

Yusuke Watanabe¹, Itaru Nakamura*¹, Yasuyuki Takebayashi,¹ and Hidehiro Watanabe¹.

Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

*Corresponding author

Itaru Nakamura, M.D., Ph.D.

Department of Infection Prevention and Control

Tokyo Medical University Hospital

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Running title: a fatal case of torsade de pointes due to metoclopramide

Keywords: metoclopramide, torsade de pointes, arrhythmia, QT prolongation, renal failure