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