Acute Hypokalemia May Not Be an Effective Way to Sensitize the In Situ Canine Heart for Sparfloxacin-Induced Long QT Syndrome

Abstract.: Extents of the sparfloxacin (3 – 10 mg/kg, i.v.)-induced QT interval prolongation under normokalemic and hypokalemic conditions were assessed in halothane-anesthetized beagle dogs (n = 5). The hypokalemic condition was induced by an oral administration of furosemide (200 mg/kg per day) fo...

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Main Authors: Katsuyoshi Chiba, Atsushi Sugiyama, Kazuo Watanabe, Kiyoshi Takasuna, Keitaro Hashimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmacological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1347861319345438

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