Flecainide associated torsade de pointes: A potential case of reverse use dependence
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Hayes, Kevin; Deshmukh, Abhishek; Pant, Sadip; Culp, Benjamin; Marsh, James; Paydak, Hakan
- Source
- Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, Vol 18, Iss 12, Pp 1108-1109 (2013)
Journal of Research in Medical Sciences : The Official Journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
- Subject
- receptor pharmacology
mental disorders
lcsh:R
nutritional and metabolic diseases
lcsh:Medicine
Case Report
clinical electrophysiology
Arrhythmias
electrophysiology
drugs
nervous system diseases
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1735-7136
1735-1995
Flecainide has been known to cause torsades de pointes (TdP) in patients with structural heart disease and its mechanism has been attributed to use-dependency. We present a patient with flecainide-induced TdP in the absence of any other precipitating factors. This case highlights potential reverse use dependence associated with flecainide resulting in TdP.