Les torsades de pointe sont un phénomène identifié sur l' électrocardiogramme à type de trouble du rythme ventriculaire secondaire à un trouble de la repolarisation ventriculaire (repolarisation ...
Purpose: The association of methadone with Q-T interval prolongation and torsades de pointes (TdP ... potassium channels of the myocardium. While cardiac arrhythmias in methadone users have ...
A prolonged QT interval has a variety of causes and can be a very serious ECG finding, as it may lead to the potentially fatal arrhythmia polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (Torsades de Pointes).
heparin Torsades de pointes Death 49 (07/09/2001) 51, M Droperidol 200 mg daily infusion, midazolam, nitroglycerin Ventricular fibrillation, cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, cardiomegaly ...
A prolonged QT interval increases the risk of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (Torsades de Pointes) which can result in sudden cardiac death. Long QT 1: The ECG shows broad based T waves.
However, the 12-lead ECG remains the universal initial diagnostic test in ... as to the near-100% pretest probability of LQTS for someone with documented torsades de pointes while swimming and a QTc ...