Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica
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Acta Psychiatr Scand · Oct 2005
Case ReportsTorsade de pointes in a patient with complex medical and psychiatric conditions receiving low-dose quetiapine.
Describe potential cardiac complications of low-dose quetiapine and other atypical antipsychotic drugs. ⋯ Atypical antipsychotic drug administration, when accompanied by risk factors, may contribute to cardiac arrhythmias including torsade de pointes.