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Am J Psychiatry 1984; 141:1265-1266
Copyright © 1984 by American Psychiatric Association

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Case report of phenothiazine-induced torsade de pointes

WH Wilson and SJ Weiler

A patient with schizophrenia developed torsade de pointes, a life- threatening cardiac arrhythmia, due to administration of phenothiazines. An intravenous infusion of isoproterenol improved the symptoms. The etiology and treatment of the syndrome are discussed.


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