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. 2014 Jul;6(4):321–325. doi: 10.1177/1941738113506553

Table 1.

Risk factors for arrhythmia with concomitant use of antibiotics62

Organic heart disease
 Congenital long QT syndrome
 Ischemic heart disease
 Congestive heart failure
 Dilated cardiomyopathy
 Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
 Myocarditis
Metabolic abnormalities
 Hypokalemia
 Hypocalcemia
 Hypomagnesaemia
Bradycardia
Atrioventricular and sinoatrial blocks
Drug-related factors
 Actions on cytochrome P450 enzymes
 Polypharmacy
Female preponderance
Hepatic impairment