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Ranitidine-induced bradycardia in a neonate — a first report

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Bradycardia, an extremely rare side-effect of ranitidine therapy is described in a 4-day-old full-term male neonate, who was admitted because of massive gastro-intestinal bleeding. Two hours after the intravenous injection of 1 mg/kg body weight per day, ECG showed sinus bradycardia of 60 beats/min with normal axis and QRS complex.The bradycardia gradually resolved in the next 24 h.

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  1. Department of Neonatology, Beilinson Medical Centre, Tel Aviv University, 49100, Petah Tiqva, Israel

    E. Nahum, O. Reish, N. Naor & P. Merlob

  2. Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel

    E. Nahum, O. Reish, N. Naor & P. Merlob

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Nahum, E., Reish, O., Naor, N. et al. Ranitidine-induced bradycardia in a neonate — a first report. Eur J Pediatr 152, 933–934 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01957535

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