In-hospital monitoring of T-wave alternans in a case of amiodarone-induced torsade de pointes: clinical and methodologic insights

被引：5

作者：

Kawaguchi, Tomonori ^{[1
]}

Takasugi, Nobuhiro ^{[1
]}

Kubota, Tomoki ^{[1
]}

Takasugi, Mieko ^{[2
]}

Kanamori, Hiromitsu ^{[1
]}

Ushikoshi, Hiroaki ^{[1
]}

Hattori, Arihiro ^{[1
]}

Aoyama, Takuma ^{[1
]}

Kawasaki, Masanori ^{[1
]}

Nishigaki, Kazuhiko ^{[1
]}

Takemura, Genzou ^{[1
]}

Minatoguchi, Shinya ^{[1
]}

Verrier, Richard L. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Gifu Univ, Div Cardiovasc Med, Dept Internal Med, Sch Med, Gifu 5011194, Japan

[2] Matsunami Gen Hosp, Dept Radiol, Kasamatsu, Gifu 5016062, Japan

[3] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr, Harvard Thorndike Electrophysiol Inst, Boston, MA 02215 USA

来源：

EUROPACE | 2012年 / 14卷 / 09期

关键词：

THERAPY;

D O I：

10.1093/europace/eus040

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

We report a case of macroscopic T-wave alternans occurring 30 min before the onset of amiodarone-induced torsade de pointes, illustrating a means to monitor for proarrhythmia.

引用

页码：1372 / 1374

页数：3

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