Cardiovascular Complications Following Acute Methadone Poisoning in Patients with and Without a History of Long-term Methadone Use
Objective: Given the prevalence of methadone poisoning, this study was conducted to compare the cardiovascular complications following acute methadone poisoning in patients with and without a history of long-term methadone use. Methods: In this retrospective study, information related to patients wi...
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| author | Gholamali Dorooshi Mahbod Shirmohammadi Farzad Gheshlaghi Arman Otroshi Shafeajafar Zoofaghari Nastaran Eizadi-Mood |
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| description | Objective:
Given the prevalence of methadone poisoning, this study was conducted to compare the cardiovascular complications following acute methadone poisoning in patients with and without a history of long-term methadone use.
Methods:
In this retrospective study, information related to patients with acute methadone poisoning hospitalized at Al-Zahra and Khorshid hospitals in Isfahan-Iran was collected from hospital archives and analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups with and without a history of long-term methadone use.
Findings:
The mean of corrected QT interval (QTc), QRS, and heart rate showed no significant differences between the two groups at three-time points: baseline (upon admission), 12 h, and 24 h after admission (P > 0.05). The mean QT dispersion upon admission and 12 h after admission did not differ significantly between the groups (P > 0.05). However, the observation at 24 h postadmission indicated a significant increase in QT dispersion in the group with a history of long-term methadone use, showing a mean of 47.53 ± 10.62 ms compared to the without a history of long-term use group, with a mean of 26.78 ± 6.75 ms (P = 0.041).
Conclusion:
The results indicate that among the cardiovascular findings when analyzing the electrocardiograms of patients with acute methadone poisoning, only QT dispersion differed between patients with and without a history of long-term methadone use. Cardiovascular events resulting from methadone poisoning are the significant factors contributing to patient mortality, highlighting the need for the careful management of methadone use in these patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-02639fb427ee424083b0ade47d0814682025-01-14T06:42:19ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Research in Pharmacy Practice2319-96442279-042X2024-04-01132586410.4103/jrpp.jrpp_49_24Cardiovascular Complications Following Acute Methadone Poisoning in Patients with and Without a History of Long-term Methadone UseGholamali DorooshiMahbod ShirmohammadiFarzad GheshlaghiArman OtroshiShafeajafar ZoofaghariNastaran Eizadi-MoodObjective: Given the prevalence of methadone poisoning, this study was conducted to compare the cardiovascular complications following acute methadone poisoning in patients with and without a history of long-term methadone use. Methods: In this retrospective study, information related to patients with acute methadone poisoning hospitalized at Al-Zahra and Khorshid hospitals in Isfahan-Iran was collected from hospital archives and analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups with and without a history of long-term methadone use. Findings: The mean of corrected QT interval (QTc), QRS, and heart rate showed no significant differences between the two groups at three-time points: baseline (upon admission), 12 h, and 24 h after admission (P > 0.05). The mean QT dispersion upon admission and 12 h after admission did not differ significantly between the groups (P > 0.05). However, the observation at 24 h postadmission indicated a significant increase in QT dispersion in the group with a history of long-term methadone use, showing a mean of 47.53 ± 10.62 ms compared to the without a history of long-term use group, with a mean of 26.78 ± 6.75 ms (P = 0.041). Conclusion: The results indicate that among the cardiovascular findings when analyzing the electrocardiograms of patients with acute methadone poisoning, only QT dispersion differed between patients with and without a history of long-term methadone use. Cardiovascular events resulting from methadone poisoning are the significant factors contributing to patient mortality, highlighting the need for the careful management of methadone use in these patients.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jrpp.jrpp_49_24electrocardiogramheartmethadoneqt dispersiontoxicity |
| spellingShingle | Gholamali Dorooshi Mahbod Shirmohammadi Farzad Gheshlaghi Arman Otroshi Shafeajafar Zoofaghari Nastaran Eizadi-Mood Cardiovascular Complications Following Acute Methadone Poisoning in Patients with and Without a History of Long-term Methadone Use Journal of Research in Pharmacy Practice electrocardiogram heart methadone qt dispersion toxicity |
| title | Cardiovascular Complications Following Acute Methadone Poisoning in Patients with and Without a History of Long-term Methadone Use |
| title_full | Cardiovascular Complications Following Acute Methadone Poisoning in Patients with and Without a History of Long-term Methadone Use |
| title_fullStr | Cardiovascular Complications Following Acute Methadone Poisoning in Patients with and Without a History of Long-term Methadone Use |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cardiovascular Complications Following Acute Methadone Poisoning in Patients with and Without a History of Long-term Methadone Use |
| title_short | Cardiovascular Complications Following Acute Methadone Poisoning in Patients with and Without a History of Long-term Methadone Use |
| title_sort | cardiovascular complications following acute methadone poisoning in patients with and without a history of long term methadone use |
| topic | electrocardiogram heart methadone qt dispersion toxicity |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jrpp.jrpp_49_24 |
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