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Torsade de Pointes: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

Overview: Torsade de pointes (TDP), often referred to as torsade, is an uncommon variant of ventricular tachycardia (VT). The underlying etiology and management of torsade are, in general, quite different from those of garden-variety VT. The management ...

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Tags: Tachycardia, Arrhythmia, Ventricular Tachycardia, Emergency, Emergency Medicine

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emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Torsade de pointes, literally meaning twisting of points, is a distinctive form of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) characterized by a gradual change in the amplitude and twisting of the QRS complexes around the isoelectric line. Torsade ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com