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Acquired Long QT Syndrome

A. John Camm, Marek Malík, Yee Guan Yap

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Chapter 1. Introduction.Chapter 2. Mechanisms of Acquired QT Prolongation and Torsades de Pointes.Chapter 3. Measurement of QT Interval and Repolarization Assessment.Chapter 4: Introduction to Drug-Induced Long QT Syndrome.Chapter 5: Risk of QT Prolongation and Torsades de Pointes with Antiarrhythmic Drugs.Chapter 6: Risk of QT Prolongation and Torsades de Pointes with Antihistamines.Chapter 7: Risk of QT Prolongation and Torsades de Pointes with Psychotrophic Drugs.Chapter 8: Risk of QT Prolongation and Torsades de Pointes with Antimicrobial and Antimalarial Drugs.Chapter 9: Risk of QT Prolongation and Torsades de Pointes with Prokinetics and Miscellaneous.Chapter 10: Acquired Long QT Syndrome Secondary to Cardiac Conditions.Chapter 11: Acquired Long QT Syndrome Secondary to Noncardiac Conditions.Chapter 12: Preclinical and Clinical Assessment of the Risk of QT Prolongation and Torsades de Pointes with New Active Substances.Chapter 13: Conclusion and Perspective of Drug-Induced Repolarization Changes

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Key concepts: Torsades de pointes, QT interval, Prolongation, Medicine, Long QT syndrome, Cardiology, Repolarization, Internal medicine