Syncope due to non-sustained episodes of Torsade de Pointes associated to androgen-deprivation therapy use: a case presentation

Background Abiraterone is a medication frequently used for metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer. We report a case of non-sustained episodes of TdP associated with severe hypokalemia due to androgen-deprivation therapy. Few case presentations describe this association; the novelty lies in th...

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Autores:
Morales, Ximena
Garnica, Diego
Isaza, Daniel
Isaza, Nicolas
Durán-Torres, Felipe
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2021
Institución:
Universidad El Bosque
Repositorio:
Repositorio U. El Bosque
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unbosque.edu.co:20.500.12495/5918
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12495/5918
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-021-01945-3
Palabra clave:
Prostatic neoplasms
Abiraterone acetate
Leuprolide
Androgen-deprivation
Ventricular tachycardia
Hypokalemia
Case presentation
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