Application of the QT nomogram to ECG monitoring of QT prolongation in arsenic trioxide for acute promyelocytic myeloid leukaemia.

Arsenic trioxide is used in the treatment of acute promyelocytic myeloid leukemia. QT prolongation is a potential risk with arsenic therapy and formulae which correct the QT for heart rate (QTc) may over-estimate the risk of torsades de pointes. We a…

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