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Atypical Arrhythmia Associated with Lithium Therapy: When to Expect the Unexpected?

Content Provider	Semantic Scholar
Author	Iorgoveanu, Corina Zaghloul, Ahmed S. Donisan, Teodora Balanescu, Dinu Valentin Balakumaran, Kathir Balanescu, Serban Mihai
Copyright Year	2019
Abstract	A 63-year-old patient experienced lithium toxicity, presenting with ventricular tachycardia (VT) due to uptitration of her lithium dosage, which was resolved with hemodialysis. Lithium has a narrow therapeutic window, with toxicity risk being higher in the elderly. 1 Lithium may cause direct myocardial toxicity that is reversible upon discontinuation. 2 Both benign and potentially life threatening electrocardiographic (ECG) changes have been reported, VT being a very rare occurrence. 3 Although there is no antidote for lithium toxicity, hemodialysis and intravenous (IV) hydration appear to have good therapeutic effects. 4
Starting Page	179
Ending Page	182
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF HTM / HTML
DOI	10.6515/ACS.201903_35(2).20181001A
PubMed reference number	30930565
Journal	Medline
Volume Number	35
Issue Number	2
Alternate Webpage(s)	http://www.tsoc.org.tw/upload/journal/1/20190331/acs-35-179.pdf
Alternate Webpage(s)	https://doi.org/10.6515/ACS.201903_35%282%29.20181001A
Journal	Acta Cardiologica Sinica
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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