A life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia secondary to loperamide abuse, “a poor man’s methadone”
The case of a patient with repetitive syncope episodes with a history of using loperamide at high doses for recreational purposes in search of an effect similar to heroin, is reported. In the diagnostic approach with Holter monitoring, ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation were eviden...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Center for Scientific Research and Development of Education.
2021-03-01
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| Series: | Heart Vessels and Transplantation |
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| Online Access: | https://www.hvt-journal.com/articles/art249 |