title: Refractory torsade de pointes induced by terlipressin (Glypressin).
authors: Department of Cardiology and Critical Care Medicine, Tainan Municipal Hospital, No. 670 Chung De Road, East District, Tainan 701, Taiwan.
authors: Yeun Tarl Fresner Ng
authors: YTFN
authors: Jao
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003128:Coma / Q000209:etiology; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008236:Lypressin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D008297:Male; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D012008:Recurrence; D029597:Romano-Ward Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D000077585:Terlipressin; D016171:Torsades de Pointes / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D014662:Vasoconstrictor Agents; D008236:Lypressin; D000077585:Terlipressin
keywords: Glypressin; Terlipressin; Torsade de pointes; Ventricular tachycardia