Double jeopardy

Torsades de pointes (“twisting of points”) (TdP) is a broad complex tachyarrhythmia which was first described in 1966 by Francois Dessertenne and usually results from prolongation of the QT interval.1 A wide variety of drugs have been shown to prolong the QT interval in susceptible individuals.2 We...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Damien Cullington, Natalie Dunford, Stephen Beer, Neil Hobson, Sudipta Chattopadhyay, Joseph John
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-05-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483213001053