Postanesthetic torsade de pointes in a patient with unrecognized long QT syndrome -A case report-
Torsade de pointes (TdP) is a devastating form of polymorphic ventricular arrhythmia associated with corrected QT (QTc) interval prolongation. TdP usually terminates spontaneously but frequently recurs and may degenerate to ventricular fibrillation. The present report describes a case of TdP in a pa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Anesthesiologists
2011-04-01
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Series: | Korean Journal of Anesthesiology |
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Online Access: | http://ekja.org/upload/pdf/kjae-60-294.pdf |