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: Polymorphous ventricular tachycardia following cardiopulmonary bypass.
    Author: Thompson LD, Cohen AJ, Bellasis RM.
    Journal: J Natl Med Assoc; 1996 Jan; 88(1):49-51. PubMed ID: 8583493.
    Abstract:
    A 62-year-old African-American man who underwent coronary artery bypass surgery was found to have repetitive ventricular tachycardia of the "Torsade des pointes" type. The arrhythmia was resistant to bretylium, lidocaine, and pacing, but was controlled by intravenous magnesium sulfate. The recurrent attacks were abolished by a bolus of 1 g magnesium sulfate and controlled using a 1 mg/minute drip for 12 hours. This case shows the effectiveness of intravenous magnesium in controlling Torsade des pointes in postoperative coronary bypass patients.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]