BRADYCARDIA FOLLOWING INTAKE A SINGLE DOSE TRAZODONE

Trazodone is an antidepressent drug and it isn’t get involved in other antidepressent drug such as tricyclic, tetracyclic agent. Trazodone is suggested to some event of insomnia–associated with antidepressent. . When trazodone is taken over dose, cardiac side effect as conduction block, myocardial infarction, life-threatining arrythmia, bradycardia, hipotension and cardiac arrest can seem. Cardiac side effethis events are uncomman and thae ocur dose-dependent. The patient who was taken trazodone ,brought to emergency room following syncope by ambulance service. She has taken first dose of trazodone at last night. Sinüs bradycardia has established on her ECG and she hasn’t any risk factor for bradycardia. In this case we aim of present a patient who had syncope that was induced by trazodone

BRADYCARDIA FOLLOWING INTAKE A SINGLE DOSE TRAZODONE

Trazodone is an antidepressent drug and it isn’t get involved in other antidepressent drug such as tricyclic, tetracyclic agent. Trazodone is suggested to some event of insomnia–associated with antidepressent. . When trazodone is taken over dose, cardiac side effect as conduction block, myocardial infarction, life-threatining arrythmia, bradycardia, hipotension and cardiac arrest can seem. Cardiac side effethis events are uncomman and thae ocur dose-dependent. The patient who was taken trazodone ,brought to emergency room following syncope by ambulance service. She has taken first dose of trazodone at last night. Sinüs bradycardia has established on her ECG and she hasn’t any risk factor for bradycardia. In this case we aim of present a patient who had syncope that was induced by trazodone

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