A case of tacrolimus-induced supraventricular arrhythmia after kidney transplantation
CONTEXT: Tacrolimus is a potent immunosuppressive drug often administered to transplant recipient patients and exhibits a variety of adverse cardiovascular effects. CASE REPORT: We report a case of a 53-year-old Asian female who developed various arrhythmic phenomena including atrial premature compl...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2013 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Associação Paulista de Medicina |
| Repositorio: | São Paulo medical journal (Online) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.diagnosticoetratamento.emnuvens.com.br:article/1308 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/1308 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Tacrolimo Arritimias cardíacas Transplante de rim Taquicardia supraventricular Complexos atriais prematuros Tacrolimus Arrhythmias, cardiac Kidney transplantation Tachycardia, supraventricular Atrial premature complexes |
| Sumario: | CONTEXT: Tacrolimus is a potent immunosuppressive drug often administered to transplant recipient patients and exhibits a variety of adverse cardiovascular effects. CASE REPORT: We report a case of a 53-year-old Asian female who developed various arrhythmic phenomena including atrial premature complexes and supraventricular tachycardia after administration of tacrolimus. CONCLUSION: Tacrolimus-associated arrhythmia after kidney transplantation may be life-threatening, and so patients undergoing this procedure should be carefully monitored. |
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