The patient is being treated with intravenous quinidine for malaria that was contracted while in Africa. Several hours after administration of the medication, the patient develops palpitations and dizziness. Electrocardiogram shows tachycardia and twisting of the QRS complexes around an isoelectric line. Which best describes the most likely etiology of this patient’s arrhythmia?
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