Back تورساد دي بوانت Arabic Torsade de pointes Catalan Torsade de pointes Danish Torsade de pointes German Torsades de pointes Spanish Torsades de pointes Basque Torsades de pointe French טורסד דה פואנט HE Torsade de pointes ID Torsione di punta Italian
| Torsades de pointes | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Torsade(s) |
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| 12-lead ECG of torsades de pointes (TdP) in a 56-year-old white female with low blood potassium (2.4 mmol/L) and low blood magnesium (1.6 mg/dL) | |
| Specialty | Cardiology |
| Complications | Cardiac arrest |
| Causes | Hereditary, certain drugs, electrolyte disorders which cause increased QT interval |
| Risk factors | Medications, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, hypocalcemia, bradycardia, heart failure, left ventricular hypertrophy, hypothermia, subarachnoid hemorrhage, hypothyroidism |
| Deaths | ~5% of 300,000 sudden cardiac deaths in the US[1] |
Torsades de pointes, torsade de pointes or torsades des pointes (TdP; also called torsades) (/tɔːrˌsɑːd də ˈpwæ̃t/,[2] French: [tɔʁsad də pwɛ̃t̪], translated as "twisting of peaks") is a specific type of abnormal heart rhythm that can lead to sudden cardiac death. It is a polymorphic ventricular tachycardia that exhibits distinct characteristics on the electrocardiogram (ECG). It was described by French physician François Dessertenne in 1966.[3] Prolongation of the QT interval can increase a person's risk of developing this abnormal heart rhythm, occurring in between 1% and 10% of patients who receive QT-prolonging antiarrhythmic drugs.[4]
- ^ "Torsade de Pointes: Overview, Pathophysiology, Etiology of Torsade". 2021-04-03.
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- ^ Dessertenne, F. (1966). "La tachycardie ventriculaire a deux foyers opposes variables". Archives des maladies du coeur et des vaisseaux (in French). 59 (2). Prepared by Rahel Farhad: 263–272. ISSN 0003-9683. PMID 4956181.
- ^ Pickham, David; Helfenbein, Eric; Shinn, Julie A.; Chan, Garrett; Funk, Marjorie; Weinacker, Ann; Liu, Jia-Ni; Drew, Barbara J. (2012). "High prevalence of corrected QT interval prolongation in acutely ill patients is associated with mortality". Critical Care Medicine. 40 (2): 394–399. doi:10.1097/CCM.0b013e318232db4a. PMID 22001585. S2CID 27017787.