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Drug-induced torsades de pointes and implications for drug development.

, 2004
Torsades de pointes is a potentially lethal arrhythmia that occasionally appears as an adverse effect of pharmacotherapy. Recently developed understanding of the underlying electrophysiology allows better estimation of the drug-induced risks and explains
Lipicky RJ, Independent Academic Task Force, Cantilena LR, Roden DM, Ruskin JN, Sanguinetti M, Antzelevitch C, Fenichel RR, Malik M, PRIORI, SILVIA GIULIANA   +9 more
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Antipsychotic, Medilations QT Interval and Torsades de Pointes [PDF]

Düşünen Adam Psikiyatri ve Nörolojik Bilimler Dergisi, 2007
QT interval dispersion is the distance between maximum QT and minimum QT intervals on surface 12 lead ECG. Inreased QT dispersion is associated with serious cardiac rhythm disturbances and sudden cardiac death.
Timuçin Oral, Gazi Alataş, Bilbaşar Akman, Erhan Kurt   +3 more
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Long Qt Syndrome and Torsades De Pointes Induced by Acute Sulpiride Poisoning

, 2010
Sulpiride, a selective dopamine D2 antagonist and a substituted benzamide derivative, is considered a safe antipsychotic and antidepressant agent with few adverse effects on the cardiovascular system. Sulpiride-induced torsades de pointes is rare.
CHANG, JIA-HOW;WENG, TE-I;FANG, CHENG-CHUNG, 張家豪;翁德怡;方震中   +1 more
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TORSADES DE POINTES IN A PATIENT WITH HIV WHO ABANDONED TREATMENT: AN ATYPICAL PRESENTATION

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Introduction: Torsades de Pointes (TdP) is a rare but potentially fatal form of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia associated with QT interval prolongation, with an estimated annual incidence of 0.16% and mortality of up to 20%.
Matheus da Silva Raetano, Kawã Maicky Aguiar Rodrigues, Danillo Batista Silveira, Cassia Fernanda Estofolete, Irineu Luiz Maia   +4 more
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Determinants of torsades de pointes in older patients with drug-associated long QT syndrome: a case-control study

, 2014
International audienceMany elderly patients are routinely exposed to drugs that may prolong the cardiac QT interval and cause Torsades de pointes (TdP).
Ducher, M., Gouraud, Aurore, Sidolle, E., Timour, Q., Caron, J., Sidolle, Elodie, Goutelle, Sylvain, Gouraud, A., Nony, Patrice, Caron, Jacques, Timour, Quadiri, Ducher, Michel   +11 more
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Dilated Cardiomyopathy Compatible With Sarcoidosis Presenting with Syncope Due to Torsades de Pointes: a Case Report

Journal of Cardiac Arrhythmias, 2020
Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic noncaseating granulomatous disease of unknown etiology. Cardiac sarcoidosis clinical presentation is diverse, and syncope is one of the possible primary events.
Carollina Fernandes Tinoco, Nathalia Rodrigues Perrenoud Branca, Gabriela Domingues Carvalho, Lívia Silva de Paula Faria, Erivelton Alessandro do Nascimento   +4 more
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Gastroenteritis with severe consequences: a case of sotalol-induced torsades de pointes

, 2009
: We present a case of sotalol-induced prolongation of the QT-interval with torsades de pointes in an octogenarian who was hospitalized because of gastroenteritis causing prerenal acute renal failure.
Vrints, Christiaan, Miljoen, Hielko, Michiels, Vincent   +2 more
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Torsades de pointes ventricular tachycardia after ethacridine lactate use in obstetrics

, 1997
The prolongation of QT interval and development of torsades de pointes ventricular tachycardia in a pregnant woman after extraamniotic use of 500 ml of 0.1% ethacridine lactate (rivanol) solution is ...
Acarturk E., Usal A., Gunal Z., Toksoz L., Akgul F.   +4 more
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Polymorfe ventriculaire tachycardie met torsades de pointes bij gebruik van terodiline (Mictrol)

, 1992
A 63-year-old female was admitted to the hospital because of collapse. She had no history of cardiovascular disease. Prior to admission she used co-trimoxazole, paracetamol, calcium tablets and 50 mg terodiline (Mictrol) daily because of bladder ...
van Rey, F J, van der Klauw, M M, Stricker, B H   +2 more
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U wave and Q-T prolongation without Q-T prolongation: Predictor of torsades de pointes

, 2004
Torsades de pointes (TdP), polimorfik ventriküler taşikardilerin genellikle iatrojenik, sebeplere bağlı ortaya çıkan önemli bir alt grubudur. EKG’de QT süresi uzamaksızın, U dalgası belirginleşmesi ve Q-U süresi uzaması olan bir polimorfik ventriküler ...
Tokaç, Mehmet, Altunkeser, Bülent Behlül, Özdemir, Kurtuluş, Düzenli, Akif, Karabağ, Turgut   +4 more
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