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Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2009 Relatamos o caso de uma paciente puérpera, internada com diagnósticos de infecção do trato urinário e insuficiência cardíaca que evoluiu com arritmias ventriculares do tipo torsades de pointes, após hipopotassemia e uso de Ciprofloxacin.
Alexandre Maulaz Barcelos +4 more
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Torsades de pointes during laparoscopic adrenalectomy of a pheochromocytoma: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011 Introduction Torsades de pointes is a rare but potentially lethal arrhythmia. The amount of literature available on Torsades de pointes occurring in patients with pheochromocytoma is limited, and we found no literature describing this dysrhythmia in a ...
Wiesfeld Ans CP +4 more
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Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine, 2018 History of present illness: 70-year-old male with a history ventricular arrhythmia, AICD (automated implantable cardioverter defibrillator), coronary artery disease and cardiac stents presented to the Emergency Department after three AICD discharges ...
Richard J Chen, MD +2 more
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Class III Antiarrhythmics and Periprocedural Torsades de Pointes [PDF]
JACC: Case Reports, 2023 This case series describes 2 women on prolonged therapy with class III antiarrhythmics who developed torsades de pointes polymorphic ventricular tachycardia in the setting of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation as a result of QTc prolonging factors.
Cristina M. Font, MD +1 more
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“Atrial torsades de pointes” Induced by Low-Energy Shock From Implantable-Cardioverter Defibrillator
Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal, 2013 A 58 year-old-patient developed an episode of polymorphic atrial tachycardia which looked like "atrial torsades de pointes" after a 5J shock from implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
Ilknur Can, MD +1 more
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Ticagrelor-Induced Torsades de Pointes following Myocardial Infarction
Case Reports in Cardiology, 2022 We report a case of excessive QT prolongation and subsequent torsades de pointes (TdP) following the administration of ticagrelor in a 58-year-old male patient. The patient had no suspected cause of QT prolongation.
Seong Hyeon Bu, Sung-Hwan Kim
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Torsades de Pointes due to Excessive Marijuana Use in a Susceptible Patient
Case Reports in Cardiology, 2021 There are several recent reports of tetrahydrocannabinol vaping-related sudden cardiac arrest, and the mechanisms are unclear. We report a unique case of a 19-year-old female who suffered documented prolonged QTc leading to Torsades de pointes and ...
Vivek D. Shah +4 more
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Clomipramine potentially induced fatal torsades de pointes in a patient with acute decompensated heart failure: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryBackgroundWhile clomipramine is generally considered lower risk for QT prolongation among tricyclic antidepressants, its potential to induce torsades de pointes (TdP) remains poorly characterized, particularly in patients with multiple risk factors.Case ...
Rong-Hua Wang, Yu-Liang Lu, Jia-Hui Lu
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Hypocalcemic torsades de pointes
Journal of Electrocardiology, 1989 Torsades de pointes is a unique form of ventricular tachycardia that occurs in the presence of prolonged QT interval. Many predisposing factors have been identified. A classical form of torsades de pointes occurring in the presence of hypocalcemia and prolonged QT interval in an elderly woman is reported.
H Weston Moses
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Bigeminy with Prolonged QT Interval as an Ominous Sign for Impending Torsades de Pointes: A Case Report [PDF]
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency MedicineIntroduction: Ventricular ectopic beats and corrected QT interval (QTc) prolongation are both relatively common entities that are typically benign. It is difficult to predict subsequent dysrhythmias from either electrocardiogram (ECG) feature.
Thuc Vu, Jake Valentine
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