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Arrhythmias-Dysrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation (Review at PMID 15582307), ventricular tachycardia/fibrillation See also under torsades de pointe under XIIt

Publications

Modi V, Krinock M, Desai R, Stevens S, Nanda S

Loperamide-Induced Cardiac Events: Case Reports and Review.

Cureus 2021 Dec;13;e20744 — 2021 Dec — e20744

Khan N, Chitturi KR, Hatcher C, Clewing M, Nagueh SF

Loperamide Toxicity Revealing Apical Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.

Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal 2021 Apr 05;17;65-67 — 2021 Apr 05 — 65-67

White CM

Loperamide: A Readily Available but Dangerous Opioid Substitute.

Journal of clinical pharmacology 2019 Sep;59;1165-1169 — 2019 Sep — 1165-1169

Idris A, Mihora DC, Kaye K

Loperamide abuse cardiotoxicity. Should loperamide still be an over the counter medication?

The American journal of emergency medicine 2018 Sep;36;1716.e1-1716.e3 — 2018 Sep — 1716.e1-1716.e3

Smith NA, Sehring M, Chambers J

Loperamide abuse and cardiotoxicity.

Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives 2017 Oct;7;275 — 2017 Oct — 275

Swank KA, Wu E, Kortepeter C, McAninch J, Levin RL

Adverse event detection using the FDA post-marketing drug safety surveillance system: Cardiotoxicity associated with loperamide abuse and misuse.

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association : JAPhA 2017 Mar - Apr;57;S63-S67 — 2017 Mar - Apr — S63-S67

Lasoff DR, Koh CH, Corbett B, Minns AB, Cantrell FL

Loperamide Trends in Abuse and Misuse Over 13 Years: 2002-2015.

Pharmacotherapy 2017 02;37;249-253 — 2017 02 — 249-253

Upadhyay A, Bodar V, Malekzadegan M, Singh S, Frumkin W, Mangla A, Doshi K

Loperamide Induced Life Threatening Ventricular Arrhythmia.

Case reports in cardiology 2016;2016;5040176 — 2016 — 5040176