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Descriptor
English
:
Torsades de Pointes
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Torsades de Pointes
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Torsades de Pointes
Tree Number:
C14.280.067.845.940.700
C23.550.073.845.940.700
Definition
English
:
A malignant form of polymorphic
ventricular tachycardia
that is characterized by
HEART RATE
between 200 and 250 beats per minute, and QRS complexes with changing
amplitude
and twisting of the points. The term also describes the
syndrome
of
tachycardia
with prolonged ventricular repolarization, long QT intervals exceeding 500 milliseconds or
BRADYCARDIA
.
Torsades de pointes
may be self-limited or may progress to
VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
in translation, "torsade" or "torsades" is acceptable: use word of author
History Note
English
:
91; was see TACHYCARDIA 1983-90
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CI
chemically induced
CL
classification
CO
complications
CN
congenital
DI
diagnosis
DH
diet therapy
DT
drug therapy
EC
economics
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
EP
epidemiology
EH
ethnology
ET
etiology
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
MO
mortality
NU
nursing
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PP
physiopathology
PC
prevention & control
PX
psychology
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
RT
radiotherapy
RH
rehabilitation
SU
surgery
TH
therapy
US
ultrasonography
UR
urine
VE
veterinary
VI
virology
Record Number:
29136
Unique Identifier:
D016171
Occurrence in VHL
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