Torsade de pointes and T-wave alternans in a patient with brainstem hemorrhage.
Torsade de pointes, a form of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia associated with QT prolongation, is rarely reported in intracranial hemorrhage. T-wave alternans is recently considered a risk marker for ventricular arrhythmias. To our knowledge, we report the first case of brainstem hemorrhage in which the patient presented with torsade de pointes and T-wave alternans. The implication of this association is discussed.
Chao
C L
CL
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei.
Chen
W J
WJ
Wu
C C
CC
Lee
Y T
YT
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000150:complications*; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology*; D005117:Cardiac Complexes, Premature / Q000150:complications; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016171:Torsades de Pointes / Q000150:complications*; D018754:Ventricular Dysfunction / Q000150:complications