Titre : | A community-based evaluation of sudden death associated with therapeutic levels of methadone (2008) |
Titre traduit : | (Une évaluation communautaire de la mort subite liée à des niveaux thérapeutique d'usage de méthadone) |
Auteurs : | S. S. CHUGH ; SOCOTEANU C. ; REINIER K. ; WALTZ J. ; JUI J. ; GUNSON K. |
Type de document : | Article : Périodique |
Dans : | American Journal of Medicine (Vol.121, n°1, January 2008) |
Article en page(s) : | 66-71 |
Note générale : | Letter: Increased assessment and monitoring needed for patients receiving methadone, L. Merlo & M. Gold, American Journal of Medicine, 2008;121(5):e23 & Author's reply. |
Langues: | Anglais |
Discipline : | TRA (Traitement et prise en charge / Treatment and care) |
Mots-clés : |
Thésaurus mots-clés METHADONE ; EVALUATION ; MORT ; AUTOPSIE ; ETUDE PROSPECTIVE ; ARRET CARDIAQUE ; COEURThésaurus géographique ETATS-UNIS |
Résumé : | BACKGROUND: Published case reports have associated the therapeutic use of methadone with the occasional occurrence of sudden cardiac death. Because of the established utility of this drug and with the eventual goal of enhancing safety of use, we performed a community-based study to evaluate this association. METHODS: During a 4-year period, we prospectively evaluated all patients who consecutively had sudden cardiac death and underwent investigation by the medical examiner in the metropolitan area of Portland, Ore. Case subjects of interest were those with a therapeutic blood level of methadone ( |
Domaine : | Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs |
Refs biblio. : | 32 |
Affiliation : | Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, USA |
Numéro Toxibase : | 1302437 |
Centre Emetteur : | 13 OFDT |
Cote : | A03558 |
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