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Polymorphous ventricular tachycardia following cardiopulmonary bypass
L D Thompson1, A J Cohen, R M Bellasis
1Cardiothoracic Surgery Service, Valley Children Hospital, Fresno, California 93726, USA.
Journal of the National Medical Association
|January 1, 1996
Summary
Intravenous magnesium sulfate effectively controlled Torsade des pointes, a type of ventricular tachycardia, in a patient recovering from coronary artery bypass surgery. This treatment proved successful when other methods failed, highlighting magnesium
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Pharmacology
Background:
- Postoperative arrhythmias are a known complication of coronary artery bypass surgery.
- Torsade des pointes (TdP) is a specific type of ventricular tachycardia that can be life-threatening.