Abstract:A 79-year-old woman undergoing medical treatment with solifenacin and clenbuterol for urinary incontinence was admitted to our hospital because of recurrent syncope. Her syncope appeared one month after the doses of clenbuterol were increased. Torsade de pointes (TdP) was evident on her Holter electrocardiogram at the time when she developed syncope. Ultimately, a cardioverter-defibrillator with dual chamber pacing capability was implanted. To our knowledge, this is the first report of TdP associated with the … Show more
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