Ventricular Tachycardia Storm Induced by Loperamide Abuse.
Cureus
; 11(1): e3981, 2019 Jan 29.
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ABSTRACT
A recent increase in the incidence of ventricular arrhythmias has been observed with the consumption of large dosages of the anti-diarrheal agent, loperamide. Our case is unique in that our patient not only displayed ventricular tachycardia (VT) but sustained VT (known as a VT storm). In this era of the opioid crisis, clinicians should be aware of all of the over-the-counter medications that have opioid-like side effects.
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