Torsade de pointes. A rare cause of syncope in severe aortic stenosis.
The evaluation of syncope in severe aortic stenosis usually requires intense work-up. Mechanical obstruction should not always be implicated as the underlying cause of syncope. Syncope at rest may be rarely associated with ventricular arrhythmias. We present a patient with severe aortic stenosis who experienced syncopal events due to torsade de pointes.
Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Sunbul
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Erdogan
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Mutlu
D000368:Aged; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D016171:Torsades de Pointes / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*