@article{ref1,
title="Amisulpride deliberate self-poisoning causing severe cardiac toxicity including QT prolongation and torsades de pointes",
journal="Medical journal of Australia",
year="2006",
author="Haider, Tedo and Hackett, L. Peter and John, Siji and Daly, Frank F. and Gosselin, Sophie and O'Mullane, Phebe and Murray, L. and Isbister, Geoffrey K.",
volume="184",
number="7",
pages="354-356",
abstract="Although clinical trials of the antipsychotic amisulpride revealed no cardiac adverse effects, four patients with severe cardiac toxicity after overdose were reported to Australian poisons information centres in 2004-2005. All four had QT prolongation over 500 ms, two had rate-dependent bundle branch block, two developed torsades de pointes, and one died after cardiac arrest. Pending further studies, we recommend electrocardiogram assessment until at least 16 h after amisulpride overdose and, if QT interval is prolonged, cardiac monitoring until the patient is clinically well and conduction intervals are normal.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0025-729X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}