TORSADES DE POINTES FOLLOWING INSULIN INFUSION IN A PATIENT WITH HYPEROSMOLAR HYPERGLYCEMIC STATE

TORSADES DE POINTES FOLLOWING INSULIN INFUSION IN A PATIENT WITH HYPEROSMOLAR HYPERGLYCEMIC STATE

Besides hypokalemia, risk factors of TdP in the setting of prolonged QT interval include hypomagnesemia, and hypocalcemia, as well as medications which inhibit the outward potassium channel, IKr, and, therefore, slow phase 3 repolarization and prolong the QT interval.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2017-03, Vol.69 (11), p.2333-2333
Hauptverfasser: Shipman, Justin, Narichania, Aalap, Sorajja, Dan
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiology
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiovascular
Consciousness
Electrocardiography
Insulin
Internal Medicine
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Zusammenfassung:Besides hypokalemia, risk factors of TdP in the setting of prolonged QT interval include hypomagnesemia, and hypocalcemia, as well as medications which inhibit the outward potassium channel, IKr, and, therefore, slow phase 3 repolarization and prolong the QT interval.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(17)35722-4