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torsades_de_pointes
torsades de pointes
English
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12-lead ECG of Torsades de Pointes (TdP) in a 56-year-old patient with low blood potassium and low blood magnesium
Alternative forms
- torsade de pointes, torsade de pointe, torsades de pointe
- (misspelling) torsades des pointes, torsade des pointes
Noun
torsades de pointes (uncountable)
- (medicine) a polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, predisposing to sudden cardiac death and more likely to occur during prolongations of the QT interval