Torsades de pointes related to transient marked QT prolongation following successful emergent percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndrome

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-122

  Kawabata, Mihoko ^a   Hirao, Kenzo ^a   Takeshi, Sasaki ^a   Sakurai, Kaoru ^a   Inagaki, Hiroshi ^a   Hachiya, Hitoshi ^a   Isobe, Mitsuaki ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Long QT syndrome; T wave peak to T wave end interval; Torsades de Pointes; Transmural dispersion of repolarization

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMLODIPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HEPARIN; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM; MEXILETINE; POTASSIUM; TICLOPIDINE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; QT PROLONGATION; T WAVE; TORSADE DES POINTES;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONG QT SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; TORSADES DE POINTES;

EID: 39849097866     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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