kmp
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It is called twisting of the points", referring to the characteristic appearance of the electrocardiogram during the rhythm abnormality. Torsades de Pointes usually occurs in the setting of a prolonged QT interval on the electrocardiogram.
It also occurs as a complication of drugs that prolong the QT interval by blockade of potassium channels.
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| mjl1717
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Examples:
quinidine
decreased potassium or magnesium
phenothiazines
tricylics antidepressants
liquid protein
intracranial events
3rd degree AV block
idiopathic
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