Nearly Fatal Torsade de Pointes with Sotalol
A 75-year-old woman with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AF) experienced recurrent seizures at home. Holter monitoring (each line 50 sec) showed repetitive runs of torsade de pointes (TdP), degenerating into ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia (VT). Abrupt asytole heralded end of el...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2003-10-01
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| Series: | Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ipej.org/0304/strohmer.htm |