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Cardiac arrhythmia due to ledipasvir/sofosbuvir Iranian counterpart, commercially named as Ledibiox: A case report

Authors :
Alireza Heidari Bakavoli
Alireza Ghodsi
Alireza Omranzadeh
Moniba Bijari
Sara Hosseini
Source :
Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 679-683 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, 2020.

Abstract

Sofosbuvir is an antiviral drug that entirely revolutionized the treatment of hepatitis C. This drug has an Iranian commercial brand, which is known as Ledibiox. Several adverse events have been reported with this drug, including syncope, pancolitis, and exacerbated pulmonary arterial hypertension; however, arrhythmia rarely has been described through the literature. Here, we report a 40-year-old Caucasian man who presented with chest pain, tachycardia, blurred vision, and severe headache; whose electrocardiography showed an atrial tachycardia along with a block. It seems that Sofosbuvir toxicity can cause arrhythmia, and the drug prescription should be halted in this situation.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23452447 and 23225750
Volume :
8
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.14a11284db60416f99359c2ba8fece6b
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.22038/jctm.2020.48728.1273