title: Adenosine-induced torsades de pointes.
abstract: Physicians are finding increased applications for adenosine as a diagnostic and therapeutic modality for a variety of cardiac dysrhythmias. Its short half life and lack of reported major complications make it an ideal pharmacologic agent to utilize for diagnosis and treatment. Herein we report a case of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia induced by adenosine.
authors.affiliation: Critical Care Medicine Service, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.forename: E G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Froelich
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016171:Torsades de Pointes / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000241:Adenosine