TY - JOUR PY - 1994// TI - Complete heart block and torsade de pointes associated with thioridazine poisoning JO - Pharmacotherapy A1 - Hulisz, D. T. A1 - Dasa, S. L. A1 - Black, L. D. A1 - Heiselman, D. E. SP - 239 EP - 245 VL - 14 IS - 2 N2 - A 72-year-old woman attempted suicide with thioridazine 3000 mg and 60 tablets of acetaminophen 325 mg plus codeine 30 mg. She was semicomatose and had persistent third-degree atrioventricular block, progressive hypotension, and an episode of torsade de pointes. Heart block, arrhythmias, and hypotension resolved within 48 hours, and the patient recovered without adverse sequelae.

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