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  • Title: [Short coupled variant of "torsades de pointes" and sudden death].
    Author: Hentati M, Krichene S, Kechida Z, Chahbani I, Hached L, Grati Z, Charfeddine H, Kammoun S.
    Journal: Tunis Med; 2004 Jun; 82(6):542-5. PubMed ID: 15517954.
    Abstract:
    A case report of 38 year old man who experienced syncope and torsade de pointes is presented with the short coupled variant. The patient had a normal QT interval (QTC: 0.37 seconds) and multiform ventricular premature beats on the resting electrocardiogram. Under antiarrhythmic treatment (intravenous xylocaine), torsades de pointes suddenly appeared and cardiac arrest was followed. After cardioversion, sinus rhythm was restored. A cardiovascular disease was excluded, the echocardiography, the left and right ventricular angiography and coronarography were normal. Three months after, the patient presented at home a sudden cardiac death.
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