These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Torsade de pointes.
    Author: Agarwal SK.
    Journal: J Natl Med Assoc; 1981 Oct; 73(10):993-5. PubMed ID: 7310914.
    Abstract:
    Torsade de pointes is a distinct electrocardiographic entity, characterized by a periodic undulation of the ventricular complex (QRS) around an imaginary line, simulating a cardiac ballet. It usually manifests in patients with abnormalities of repolarization, as evidenced on the surface electrocardiogram by a prolonged ventricular recovery (QT) interval and may degenerate into a fatal ventricular fibrillation following use of conventional antiarrhythmic agents. Therapy includes correction of the underlying cause, overdrive pacing, and isoproterenol infusion.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]