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Case Reports
. 1998 Jul;133(1):149-50.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70197-0.

Second-degree atrioventricular heart block after doxapram administration

G S De Villiers  1 , A Walele, P L Van der Merwe, N N Kalis
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Case Reports

Second-degree atrioventricular heart block after doxapram administration

G S De Villiers et al. J Pediatr. 1998 Jul.

Abstract

Doxapram, a respiratory stimulant, is used to treat idiopathic apnea of prematurity. The side effects reported are minimal. We present three cases of second-degree atrioventricular block caused by QT interval prolongation associated with doxapram administration. All three infants returned to normal sinus rhythm after doxapram administration was stopped.

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