TORSADE-DE-POINTES AND T-WAVE ALTERNANS IN A PATIENT WITH BRAIN-STEM HEMORRHAGE

被引:11
作者
CHAO, CL [1 ]
CHEN, WJ [1 ]
WU, CC [1 ]
LEE, YT [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL TAIWAN UNIV HOSP,DEPT INTERNAL MED,DIV CARDIOL,TAIPEI 100,TAIWAN
关键词
TORSADE DE POINTES; T-WAVE ALTERNANS; BRAIN-STEM HEMORRHAGE;
D O I
10.1016/0167-5273(95)02407-N
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Torsade de pointes, a form of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia associated with QT prolongation, is rarely reported in intracranial hemorrhage. T-wave alternans is recently considered a risk marker for ventricular arrhythmias. To our knowledge, we report the first case of brainstem hemorrhage in which the patient presented with torsade de pointes and T-wave alternans. The implication of this association is discussed.
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