Clonidine - induced mobitz type 2 heart block

Aswini Dutt Tripuraneni, Karthik Rao, Navin Patil, Raghavendra Rao, Sushil Kiran Kunder, A. Avinash, George Varghese

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Abstract

Clonidine intolerance has been frequently reported in the last decade. However, in recent years, there has been a significant drop in reporting, both in developed as well as developing countries. Clonidine is a commonly used anti-hypertensive drug. It is a centrally acting alpha agonist. There have been reports of clonidine causing symptomatic bradycardia. Mobitz type-2 heart block is an unstable rhythm, which when left untreated, can be fatal. This is a case report of a patient who developed this sinister bradyarrhythmia at regular doses in a setting of mild renal failure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1337-1340
Number of pages4
JournalResearch Journal of Pharmaceutical, Biological and Chemical Sciences
Volume6
Issue number6
Publication statusPublished - 01-01-2015

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
  • Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)

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