In:
Sexual Health, CSIRO Publishing, Vol. 6, No. 3 ( 2009), p. 254-
Kurzfassung:
A 42-year-old Thai man was administered the combination drugs liponavir/ritonavir and abacavir/lamivudine. On day 3 he was admitted and his electrocardiogram demonstrated sinus arrest with junctional escape rhythm with a rate of 42 min−1. Three days after stopping the medication he reverted to normal sinus rhythm. A 55-year-old Caucasian man was admitted to hospital with triple vessel disease. He had a permanent pace maker inserted 4 years previously for Mobitz type II AV block detected on stress electrocardiogram, which developed 1 month after initiation of lopinavir/ritonavir. These two cases highlight the importance of considering lopinavir/ritonavir induced arrhythmias when dealing with HIV-positive individuals.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1448-5028
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
CSIRO Publishing
Publikationsdatum:
2009