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Navigating QTc Prolongation and Drug Interactions
On this episode, I discuss the pharmacology surrounding QTc prolongation and drug interactions.
I discuss which medications are more likely to cause QTc prolongation and which patient populations we should be more concerned about.
Antiarrhythmics are a common class of medication that can exacerbate QTc prolongation when used with other interacting medications.
500 ms is a common value utilized to help identify patients at risk for QTc prolongation and ultimately torsades de pointes.
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