Ajmaline-induced torsade de pointes.
A patient with primary myocardial disease and left bundle-branch block who developed marked QT prolongation and torsade de pointes following an intravenous injection of ajmaline during an electrophysiologic study is reported. The patient could be resuscitated successfully 1 h after the onset of tachycardia.
D000404:Ajmaline / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002037:Bundle-Branch Block / Q000175:diagnosis; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology
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