Acquired QT Interval Prolongation & Methadone: The Risk of Pharmacological Interaction

Geneviève C Digby^*, Crystal Fong, Michelle R Methot, Christopher S Simpson, Damian Redfearn and Adrian Baranchuk

Division of Cardiology, Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

^*Corresponding Author: Geneviève C Digby, Kingston General Hospital, Queen’s University, 76 Stuart Street, Kingston, Ontario, K7L 2V7, Canada, Tel: 6135399870, Fax: 6135481387 Email:

Keywords: Long QT interval; Polypharmacy; Methadone; Torsades de Pointes; Drug interaction

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