American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2021, 9(3), 153-154
DOI: 10.12691/AJMCR-9-3-5
Lacosamide Induced Bradycardia
Mohamedanwar Ghandour1, , Heba Osman2, Samer Alkassis3, Yahya Osman-Malik4 and Zeenat Y. Bhat4
1Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology Division, Wayne State University/Detroit medical Center, Michigan, USA
2Department of Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Michigan, USA
3Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, Michigan, USA
4Department of Internal Medicine WSU SOM, Division of Nephrology Wayne State University, Michigan, USA
Pub. Date: January 04, 2021
Cite this paper
Mohamedanwar Ghandour, Heba Osman, Samer Alkassis, Yahya Osman-Malik and Zeenat Y. Bhat. Lacosamide Induced Bradycardia.
American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2021; 9(3):153-154. doi: 10.12691/AJMCR-9-3-5
Abstract
Lacosamide (LCM)is an anti-epileptic drug associated with a serious cardiac event. Herein, we report a case of a 45-year-old male patient with lacosamide induced-bradycardia.
Keywords
Lacosamide, bradycardia
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