title: Magnesium sulphate for torsade de pointes in a patient with congenital long QT syndrome.
abstract: A young woman with congenital long QT syndrome presented with repetitive torsade de pointes. A single bolus of magnesium sulphate abolished the arrhythmia.
authors.affiliation: Unidad Coronaria, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: García-Rubira
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: López García-Aranda
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Cruz Fernández
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000151:congenital / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008278:Magnesium Sulfate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D008278:Magnesium Sulfate