List of Drugs to be Avoided by Patients with Congenital Long QT Syndrome (LQTS) updated Oct 2024. This list is not comprehensive but is meant to be a practical list for those clinicians managing patients with LQTS in Canada.
All patients with LQTS should avoid medications contra-indicated in LQTS. A list of these drugs can be found on the net under LQT drugs Those with a long QT interval ( 500ms), especially young males and adult females need to be treated much as someone who has already presented with syncope.
Patients with LQTS should always avoid drugs that prolong the QT interval (www.crediblemeds.org). In patients with LQTS, it is important to correct electrolyte
Traditionally, LQTS is divided into congenital (c-LQTS) and acquired (a-LQTS) forms. Drug-induced LQTS is the most common cause of a-LQTS; as a matter of fact, a survey by Schwartz et al [3] of 670 patients in the International LQTS Registry revealed that anesthesia can trigger LQTS.
by E Wallace 2024 Cited by 146With regard to lifestyle modifications for patients with LQTS, all LQTS patients are advised to avoid ingesting QT-prolonging medications.
Co-administration of a QT prolonging drug, especially with other QT prolonging drugs and/ Drugs to avoid in congenital. LQTS. This list
There are over 290 medicines on the Drugs to Avoid (DTA) list for patients with Congenital LQTS (CLQTS). Avoidance may not always be possible.
All patients with LQTS should avoid medications contra-indicated in LQTS. A list of these drugs can be found on the net under 'LQT drugs' Those with a long QT
Traditionally, LQTS is divided into congenital (c-LQTS) and acquired (a-LQTS) forms. Drug-induced LQTS is the most common cause of a-LQTS; as a matter of fact, a survey by Schwartz et al [3] of 670 patients in the International LQTS Registry revealed that anesthesia can trigger LQTS.
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