Torsades de Pointes [torsades de pointes]
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- Terms
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Torsade de Pointes
Persistent link
https://www.medvik.cz/link/D016171
Definition
A malignant form of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia that is characterized by HEART RATE between 200 and 250 beats per minute, and QRS complexes with changing amplitude and twisting of the points. The term also describes the syndrome of tachycardia with prolonged ventricular repolarization, long QT intervals exceeding 500 milliseconds or BRADYCARDIA. Torsades de pointes may be self-limited or may progress to VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION.
- Annotation
- in translation, "torsade" or "torsades" is acceptable: use word of author
- DUI
- D016171 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0024685
- Previous indexing
- Arrhythmia (1974-1982); Tachycardia (1974-1990)
- History note
- 91; was see TACHYCARDIA 1983-90
- Online note
- use TACHYCARDIA to search TORSADES DE POINTES 1983-90
- Public note
- 91; was see TACHYCARDIA 1983-90
Allowable subheadings
- BL
- blood
- CF
- cerebrospinal fluid
- CI
- chemically induced 15
- CL
- classification
- CO
- complications 1
- CN
- congenital
- DI
- diagnosis 5
- DG
- diagnostic imaging 2
- DH
- diet therapy
- DT
- drug therapy 1
- EC
- economics
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- EP
- epidemiology 2
- EH
- ethnology
- ET
- etiology 6
- GE
- genetics 1
- HI
- history
- IM
- immunology
- ME
- metabolism
- MI
- microbiology
- MO
- mortality
- NU
- nursing
- PS
- parasitology
- PA
- pathology
- PP
- physiopathology 3
- PC
- prevention & control 5
- PX
- psychology
- RT
- radiotherapy
- RH
- rehabilitation
- SU
- surgery
- TH
- therapy 5
- UR
- urine
- VE
- veterinary
- VI
- virology
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