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['Cardiac ballet' with and without amiodarone]

B Balestra1, T Hess

  • 1Medizinische Abteilung, Anna-Seiler-Haus, Inselspital Bern.

Schweizerische Medizinische Wochenschrift
|January 13, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Torsades de pointes (a form of ventricular tachycardia) is rare with amiodarone, often caused by other factors. Management includes magnesium and pacing, with amiodarone often safely usable in patients with prior torsades.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Torsades de pointes (TdP) is a specific ventricular tachycardia.
  • Amiodarone is an antiarrhythmic drug with potential cardiac side effects.
  • Amiodarone-induced TdP is considered rare and often misattributed.