Torsades de pointes (TdP) is a rapid, polymorphic and usually self-terminating ventricular tachycardia associated with the long QT syndrome. Many drugs may cause prolongation of QT interval and be the trigger for TdP occurrence. We present the case of 52-year-old male who was treated with
Intravenous drug abuse rates in the United States have increased exponentially in recent years. Ohio is one of 5 states with the highest age-adjusted drug overdose death rates, with drug overdose causing 39.1 of every 100,000 deaths. In patients who survive, the associated morbidity poses a
METHODS
A 69-year-old somnolent woman developed severe heart failure, aggravated by recurrent episodes of ventricular tachycardia. The patient showed central and peripheral edema. 24 hours earlier, she had suffered cerebral seizures that were successfully terminated by phenytoin. For 13 years,
Dofetilide has been shown to be effective and safe in maintaining sinus rhythm in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure. Because of serious side effects of an increase in the QT interval causing torsades de pointes, dofetilide must be initiated with close
Prolongation of the QT interval by antiarrhythmic drugs is the primary cause of torsade de pointes. Although there are previous reports of drug-induced torsade de pointes in patients undergoing hemodialysis, torsade de pointes caused by a sudden decrease of potassium levels in patients initiating
This report describes a fetus presenting with intrauterine tachycardia and hydrops fetalis. Soon after birth the neonate was noted to be in torsades de pointes that responded dramatically to medical management. Long QT syndrome (LQTS) was diagnosed on electrocardiogram obtained soon after birth. The
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC), also known as transient left ventricular ballooning syndrome, is a stress-induced-cardiomyopathy. It is precipitated by emotional or physical stress and is characterized by normal coronary arteries and transient regional wall motion abnormalities. Variants of TTC
BACKGROUND
Potentially lethal cardiac complications can occur in patients with acute organophosphate poisoning (OPP) and may be overlooked.
METHODS
Thirty-six patients with acute OPP were studied. Clinical features and the nature of compound involved were recorded. The QT interval was plotted
Maternal and fetal arrhythmias occurring during pregnancy may jeopardise the life of the mother and the fetus. When arrhythmias are well tolerated and patients are minimally symptomatic, conservative therapy, such as observation and rest or vagal manoeuvres, should be employed. When arrhythmias
Two trial designs have been used in evaluating sotalol in patients with sustained tachyarrhythmias: open-label dose escalation and randomized comparison with reference agents. At least 7 open-label studies (n = 16-65) have been reported from single centers in patients in whom trials of numerous
Cardiac arrest in patients with heart failure may be the result of remediable factors such as pulmonary edema, drug toxicity, or electrolyte abnormalities, or it may be due to primary arrhythmias. The relation of prior aborted cardiac arrest or sustained ventricular tachycardia to subsequent
Electrolytes are essential for basic life functioning such as maintaining electrical neutrality in the cells, generation, and conduction of action potentials in the nerves and muscles. Sodium, potassium, and chloride are the significant electrolytes along with magnesium, calcium, phosphate, and
Two hundred and twenty-three cases of acute overdosage associated with thioridazine were reviewed. The most frequent feature was impairment of consciousness which was linearly dose-related and occasionally resulted in life-threatening complications. Arrhythmia was the most frequently reported
After a family quarrel a 37-year-old woman swallowed, with suicidal intent, a large number of flecainide tablets (exact amount unknown) together with alcohol. On admission to hospital some hours later her pupils were fully dilated, fixed and of irregular outline; she was unconscious and in
OBJECTIVE
Stress-induced cardiomyopathy (takotsubo-syndrome, TTS) and its recurrence have not been described in myotonic dystrophy-1.
METHODS
The patient was a 47-year-old female who was suspected to suffer from myotonic dystrophy-1 at 20 years of age, upon the typical clinical presentation and the
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