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QT prolongation induced by hydroxyzine: a pharmacovigilance case report

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  1. Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacovigilance, CHU de Caen, Caen, 14032, France

    Jonathan Vigne, Joachim Alexandre, Magalie Loilier, Sophie Fedrizzi & Antoine Coquerel

  2. Department of Cardiology, CHU de Caen, Caen, 14032, France

    Joachim Alexandre & Paul Milliez

  3. Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, EA 4650 Signalisation, électrophysiologie et imagerie des lésions d’ischémie-reperfusion myocardique, Caen, 14032, France

    Jonathan Vigne, Joachim Alexandre & Paul Milliez

  4. Department of Anesthesiology, CHU de Caen, Caen, 14032, France

    Fabienne Fobe

  5. Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, Medical School, Caen, 14032, France

    Paul Milliez & Antoine Coquerel

  6. Inserm, U 1075 COMETE, UFR de Médecine, Avenue de la Côte de Nacre, CS 14032, Cedex 5, Caen, France

    Antoine Coquerel

  7. Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacovigilance, CHU de Caen, Avenue de la côte de nacre, 14000, Caen, France

    Antoine Coquerel

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Vigne, J., Alexandre, J., Fobe, F. et al. QT prolongation induced by hydroxyzine: a pharmacovigilance case report. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 71, 379–381 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-014-1804-9

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