Complete heart block and torsade de pointes associated with thioridazine poisoning

Pharmacotherapy. 1994 Mar-Apr;14(2):239-45.

Abstract

A 72-year-old woman attempted suicide with thioridazine 3000 mg and 60 tablets of acetaminophen 325 mg plus codeine 30 mg. She was semicomatose and had persistent third-degree atrioventricular block, progressive hypotension, and an episode of torsade de pointes. Heart block, arrhythmias, and hypotension resolved within 48 hours, and the patient recovered without adverse sequelae.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Female
  • Heart Block / chemically induced*
  • Humans
  • Suicide, Attempted
  • Thioridazine / poisoning*
  • Torsades de Pointes / chemically induced*

Substances

  • Thioridazine