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(a) Baseline ECG of the patient; (b) ECG showing ventricular tachycardia after artesunate administration.
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The patient had no previous history of cardiac arrhythmias, and his baseline ECG was normal (Figure 1(a)). ECG was done and showed wide complex ventricular tachycardia, and QTc (Bazett) was 516 msec (Figure 1(b)). Electrolytes were in the normal limits: sodium 136 mmol/L; potassium 4.3 mmol/L; magnesium 0.8 mmol/L; and calcium 2.1 mmol/L.