Sinus arrest associated with continuous-infusion cimetidine

Pharmacotherapy. 1993 Jan-Feb;13(1):64-7.

Abstract

The administration of intermittent intravenous infusions of cimetidine is infrequently associated with the development of bradyarrhythmias. A 40-year-old man with leukemia and no history of cardiac disease developed recurrent, brief episodes of apparent sinus arrest while receiving continuous-infusion cimetidine 50 mg/hour. The arrhythmias were temporally related to cimetidine administration, disappeared after dechallenge, and did not recur during ranitidine treatment. This is the first reported case of sinus arrest associated with continuous-infusion cimetidine.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bradycardia / chemically induced*
  • Cimetidine / administration & dosage
  • Cimetidine / adverse effects*
  • Electrocardiography
  • Humans
  • Infusions, Intravenous / adverse effects
  • Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / complications
  • Male

Substances

  • Cimetidine