ECG Guru - Instructor Resources - Polymorphic VT https://www.ecgguru.com/ecg/polymorphic-vt en ECG Basics: Torsades de Pointes https://www.ecgguru.com/ecg/ecg-basics-torsades-de-pointes <div class="field field-name-field-ecg field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/ecg/ecg-basics-torsades-de-pointes"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ecgguru.com/sites/default/files/108%20Torsades%20de%20Pointes.jpg" width="1800" height="447" alt="" /></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-ecg-interpretation field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Torsades de pointes, or polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, is a ventricular tachycardia precipitated by and associated with long QT Syndrome. &nbsp;Long QT Syndrome can be congenital or acquired. &nbsp;Torsades is life-threatening, and can be made worse by many drugs, including some of the drugs used to treat VT. &nbsp;The rate is usually 150 - 250 / min. and the appearance is of a wide-complex tachycardia with QRS morphology changes. &nbsp;In some leads, it will appear as if it is "twisting" around the isoelectric line, giving it the French name, Torsades de pointes, a ballet term meaning twisting of the points. &nbsp;For a thorough discussion of Torsades, check this <a title="Torsades de pointes" href="http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1950863-overview#a1">LINK</a>.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-rate-this-content field-type-fivestar field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Rate this content:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><form class="fivestar-widget" action="/taxonomy/term/358/feed" method="post" id="fivestar-custom-widget" accept-charset="UTF-8"><div><div class="clearfix fivestar-average-text fivestar-average-stars fivestar-form-item fivestar-hearts"><div class="form-item form-type-fivestar form-item-vote"> <div class="form-item form-type-select form-item-vote"> <select id="edit-vote--2" name="vote" class="form-select"><option value="-">Select rating</option><option value="20">Give ECG Basics: Torsades de Pointes 1/5</option><option value="40">Give ECG Basics: Torsades de Pointes 2/5</option><option value="60">Give ECG Basics: Torsades de Pointes 3/5</option><option value="80">Give ECG Basics: Torsades de Pointes 4/5</option><option value="100" selected="selected">Give ECG Basics: Torsades de Pointes 5/5</option></select> <div class="description"><div class="fivestar-summary fivestar-summary-average-count"><span class="average-rating">Average: <span >4.2</span></span> <span class="total-votes">(<span >5</span> votes)</span></div></div> </div> </div> </div><input class="fivestar-submit form-submit" type="submit" id="edit-fivestar-submit" name="op" value="Rate" /><input type="hidden" name="form_build_id" value="form-KoF-QXuZ0MA8tHvJjhgNMKGhr7St_y7OFnCJ5k02X1I" /> <input type="hidden" name="form_id" value="fivestar_custom_widget" /> </div></form></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-taxonomy field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Related Terms:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/ecg/ecg-basics" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">ECG Basics</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/ecg/rhythm-strip" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Rhythm strip</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/ecg/basic-ecg" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Basic ECG</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/ecg/polymorphic-vt" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Polymorphic VT</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/ecg/ventricular-tachycardia" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Ventricular tachycardia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/ecg/long-qt-syndrome" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Long QT Syndrome</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/ecg/torsades-de-pointes" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">Torsades de Pointes</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/ecg/vt" typeof="skos:Concept" property="rdfs:label skos:prefLabel" datatype="">VT</a></div></div></div><ul class="links inline"><li class="addtoany first last"><span><span class="a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list" id="da2a_1"> <a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ecgguru.com%2Fecg%2Fecg-basics-torsades-de-pointes&amp;title=ECG%20Basics%3A%20Torsades%20de%20Pointes"><img src="/sites/all/modules/addtoany/images/share_save_256_24.png" width="256" height="24" alt="Share"/></a> </span> <script type="text/javascript"> <!--//--><![CDATA[//><!-- if(window.da2a)da2a.script_load(); 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