Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (a.k.a. Torsades de Pointes) is best treated with intravenous magnesium. Patients with a prolonged QT interval have a higher risk of developing polymorphic VT.

Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT) is a rare genetic ventricular tachycardia which can result in sudden cardiac death and/or syncope in young individuals with ...

Ella-May, five, was sitting with her mum when she suddenly stopped breathing and collapsed, with the schoolgirl now diagnosed ...

Five-year-old Ella-May suddenly collapsed while her mother was painting her finger nails and doctors later found she had suffered a cardiac arrest as she spent a month at Alder Hey Hospital ...

A little girl was having her nails painted by her mum, until she collapsed before being put in a medically induced coma just ...

Ventricular tachycardia is an abnormally fast heart beat (with three or more consecutive heart beats at least 100 beats per minute) that originates from one of the ventricles in the heart.

Current major projects in the lab focus on the molecular basis of inherited arrhythmia syndromes like catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT), congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS), ...

Polymorphic ventricular extrasystolies and episodes of polymorphic non-sustained ventricular tachycardia were confirmed by Holter ECG monitoring. On the exertional electrocardiogram polymorphic ...

“DeLainee has catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CVPT), which any type of endorphins or adrenaline over-excitement can cause her to go into V -tach, which is when your heart ...