CONTEXT
Tacrolimus is a potent immunosuppressive drug often administered to transplant recipient patients and exhibits a variety of adverse cardiovascular effects.
CASE REPORT
We report a case of a 53-year-old Asian female who developed various arrhythmic phenomena including atrial premature complexes and supraventricular tachycardia after administration of tacrolimus.
CONCLUSION
Tacrolimus-associated arrhythmia after kidney transplantation may be life-threatening, and so patients undergoing this procedure should be carefully monitored.
Tacrolimus; Arrhythmias, cardiac; Kidney transplantation; Tachycardia, supraventricular; Atrial premature complexes