Torsade de pointes: an unusual form of ventricular tachycardia
West Indian med. j
; 38(3): 183-6, Sept. 1989. ilus, tab
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in English
| LILACS
| ID: lil-81200
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RESUMO
A 65-year-old man with hypertension and glaucoma developed diuretic-induced hypokalaemia complicated by torsade de pointes ventricular tachycardia. This arrhythimia requires accurate recognition so that appropriate therapy may be administered. When torsade de pointes is diagnosed, a careful search for underlying causes should be conducted as revesal of these may prove curative, as in this case
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Tachycardia
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Hypertension
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Hypokalemia
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Antihypertensive Agents
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
West Indian med. j
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1989
Document type:
Article