Abstract:BackgroundTorsade de pointes (TdP) is a ventricular tachycardia. The risk of TdP increases when the QT interval is markedly prolonged (>500 msec) or when it is combined with other risk factors such as: bradycardia, females, congenital QT prolongation, age (>65 years), hypokalaemia <3.5 mg/dl, hypomagnesaemia <1.5 mg/dl and with drugs that prolong the QT.PurposeTo identify the patients at greatest risk to develop TdP and establish a protocol to minimise such risk.Material and methodsProspective observational st… Show more
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