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Torsades de Pointes

Known as: de Pointes, Torsades, Pointes, Torsades de, des pointe torsade 
A malignant form of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia that is characterized by HEART RATE between 200 and 250 beats per minute, and QRS complexes… 
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Autonomic nervous system disordersTachycardiaTachycardia, Ventricular
CDISC SDTM ECG Finding TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyIn BloodIsoproterenol

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Slider Dynamics in the Lubricant-Contact Regime
Thermal fly-height control sliders that are capable of subnanometer level actuation are used to investigate the vertical, down… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Proarrhythmic potential of halofantrine, terfenadine and clofilium in a modified in vivo model of torsade de pointes
This study was designed to compare the proarrhythmic activity of the antimalarial drug, halofantrine and the antihistamine… 
1999
1999
Clarithromycin associated with torsades de pointes.
Two cases of QT prolongation and torsades de pointes (TdP) are presented. The patients had been taking clarithromycin (400 mg/day… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Differential effects of ketamine and midazolam on heart rate variability
Alterations in autonomic activity caused by anaesthesia can be assessed by spectral analysis of heart rate variability (HRV… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Analysis of five tylosin biosynthetic genes from the tyllBA region of the Streptomyces fradiae genome.
The tyllBA region of the tylosin biosynthetic gene cluster of Streptomyces fradiae contains at least five open reading frames… 
1986
1986
Amiodarone-induced torsades de pointes.
Five cases of amiodarone-induced syncope due to torsades de pointes or ventricular fibrillation are described. Amiodarone was… 
1985
1985
Haloperidol and torsades de pointes.
Excerpt To the editor: Haloperidol, a butyrophenone, is widely used in the treatment of acute and chronic psychoses as well as in… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Quinidine syncope: torsade de pointes with low quinidine plasma concentrations.
In 2 patients without clinically significant ischemic heart diseases, oral quinidine was used to control supraventricular… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Characterization of a feedback-resistant phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthetase from cultured, mutagenized hepatoma cells that overproduce purines.
A clone of cells in which the regulation of purine metabolism is genetically altered was selected and isolated from chemically… 
Highly Cited
1965
Highly Cited
1965
A biochemical and autoradiographic study of the in vivo utilization of tritiated thymidine in regenerating rat liver.
The utilization of tritiated thymidine as a measure of DNA[2][1] synthesis in 21-hr regenerating rat liver under specific… 
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