 Torsades de Pointes
"Torsades de Pointes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A malignant form of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia that is characterized by HEART RATE between 200 and 250 beats per minute, and QRS complexes with changing amplitude and twisting of the points. The term also describes the syndrome of tachycardia with prolonged ventricular repolarization, long QT intervals exceeding 500 milliseconds or BRADYCARDIA. Torsades de pointes may be self-limited or may progress to VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION.
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D016171
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.067.845.940.700 C14.280.123.875.940.700 C23.550.073.845.940.700
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| Concept/Terms |
Torsades de Pointes- Torsades de Pointes
- Pointes, Torsades de
- de Pointes, Torsades
- Torsade de Pointes
- Pointes, Torsade de
- de Pointes, Torsade
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Torsades de Pointes" by people in Profiles.
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Berling I, Yates C, Hoffman RS, Hatten BW, Roberts DM, Wong A, Hoegberg LCG, Lonati D, Ferrer Dufol AMA, Hayes BD, Isbister GK, Paasma R, Heyerdahl F, Mackenzie CA, Othong R, Stanton M, Smith A, Gosselin S. QT interval prolongation in acute antipsychotic poisoning: systematic review and recommendations. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2025 Nov; 63(11):810-837.
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Simon ST, Lin M, Trinkley KE, Aleong R, Rafaels N, Crooks KR, Reiter MJ, Gignoux CR, Rosenberg MA. A polygenic risk score for the QT interval is an independent predictor of drug-induced QT prolongation. PLoS One. 2024; 19(6):e0303261.
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Morrow RL, Mintzes B, Souverein PC, Hallgreen CE, Ahmed B, Roughead EE, De Bruin ML, Kristiansen SB, Lexchin J, Kemp-Casey A, Sketris I, Mangin D, Pearson SA, Puil L, Lopert R, Bero L, Gnjidic D, Sarpatwari A, Dormuth CR. Hydroxyzine Initiation Following Drug Safety Advisories on Cardiac Arrhythmias in the UK and Canada: A Longitudinal Cohort Study. Drug Saf. 2022 06; 45(6):623-638.
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Mehler PS, Watters A, Joiner T, Krantz MJ. What accounts for the high mortality of anorexia nervosa? Int J Eat Disord. 2022 05; 55(5):633-636.
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Simon M, Rague J. A Case Report of Torsade de Pointes and Brugada Pattern Associated with Loperamide Misuse and Supratherapeutic Loperamide Concentrations. J Emerg Med. 2021 10; 61(4):e54-e59.
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Rosenberg MA. Trusting Magic: Interpretability of Predictions From Machine Learning Algorithms. Circulation. 2021 03 30; 143(13):1299-1301.
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Biswas M, Levy A, Weber R, Tarakji K, Chung M, Noseworthy PA, Newton-Cheh C, Rosenberg MA. Multicenter Analysis of Dosing Protocols for Sotalol Initiation. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther. 2020 05; 25(3):212-218.
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Javedani PP. Normal Sinus Rhythm Obscured By Artifact. J Emerg Med. 2019 Jan; 56(1):e9-e12.
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Cheung D, Cumbler E, Hale G, Pell J. Reining in the QTc: reducing the risk of Torsades de Pointes across a major health system. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2018 09 01; 25(9):1202-1205.
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Sharma S, Martijn Bos J, Tarrell RF, Simon GJ, Morlan BW, Ackerman MJ, Caraballo PJ. Providers' Response to Clinical Decision Support for QT Prolonging Drugs. J Med Syst. 2017 Sep 02; 41(10):161.
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