torsade


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torsade, cable molding, rope molding

1. A twisted or spiral molding.
2. Any ornamental twist.
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Torsade de pointes complicating atrioventricular block: report of two cases.
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They searched for cases of men with long QT, torsade de pointes or a sudden death associated with testosterone-blocking therapy.
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In height, the church wall is divided into two unequal parts through a torsade belt framed by two black granite lines, containing graphic models, inspired by Polish renaissance.
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A new biomarker--index of cardiac electrophysiological balance (iCEB)--plays an important role in druginduced cardiac arrhythmias: beyond QT-prolongation and Torsades de Pointes (TdPs).
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Torsades de pointes was also observed, and he received 2 grams of intravenous magnesium.
A Hiccup in Hiccup Management: Cardiac Arrest from Previously Undiagnosed Congenital Long QT Syndrome
Torsade de pointes (TdP) is a fatal ventricular arrhythmia and is associated with prolongation of QT interval which reflects enhanced repolarization dispersion in the myocardium [25].
Electrocardiogram Changes of Donepezil Administration in Elderly Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease
Monomorphic VT occur in 83 (65.35%), polymorphic VT occurred in 19 (14.96%), torsade depointes in 9 (7.08%) and ventricular fibrillation in 16 (12.6%) patients.
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Many drugs may prolong the [QT.sub.c] interval in patients but the torsade genecity is associated with transmural dispersion of depolarization (TDP), and torsade only occurs when TDP increases (4).
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Electrocardiography abnormalities such as atrial flutter, atrioventricular block, torsade de pointes, sinus tachycardia, QT prolongation, ST elevation, and T wave inversion were detected in seven patients.
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Sertindole was never marketed in the US [6]; mesoridazine was marketed in the US but with a warning regarding dose-related QTc prolongation and associated risk of torsade de pointes [6].
QT and QTc in Male Patients with Psychotic Disorders Treated with Atypical Neuroleptics

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