Arrhythmic storm: Short-coupled variant torsade de pointes

A 49-year-old woman, with no relevant family history, was admitted in 1996 for arrhythmic storm with polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (torsade de pointes) which degenerated into ventricular fibrillation. Iatrogenic causes were excluded, the electrocardiogram (ECG) was normal and there was no stru...

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Main Authors: Ana Rita Godinho, Cecília Frutuoso, Mariana Vasconcelos, Paula Dias, Raquel Garcia, Teresa Pinho, Vítor Araújo, Maria Júlia Maciel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-05-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2174204916300393