[Torsade de pointes and cardiorespiratory arrest induced by azithromycin in a patient with congenital long QT syndrome].

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Published in Med Clin (Barc) on June 23, 2001

Authors

E Arellano-Rodrigo1, A García, L Mont, M Roqué

Author Affiliations

1: Institut de Malalties Hemato-Oncològiques, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona.

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