Case Report
Life Threatening Severe QTc Prolongation in Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus due to Hydroxychloroquine
Table 1
Few of the major classes of medications known to cause QT interval prolongation [
6].
| Class | Medications |
| Antibiotics | Quinolone: levofloxacin and moxifloxacin Macrolide: erythromycin and clarithromycin |
| Antiarrhythmic drugs | Class Ia: quinidine, procainamide, disopyramide Class III: dofetilide, ibutilide, sotalol |
| Antidepressants | Amitriptyline, desipramine, imipramine, maprotiline, fluoxetine |
| Antipsychotic | Neuroleptic: haloperidol, droperidol, thioridazine, chlorpromazine Atypical antipsychotics: ziprasidone, risperidone, citalopram |
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