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Review
. 2010;49(16):1767-73.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.49.3237. Epub 2010 Aug 13.

Premature atrial contraction induces torsades de pointes in a patient of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy with QT prolongation

Hiroaki Kawano  1 , Yuji Matsumoto, Shuji Arakawa, Osami Satoh, Motonobu Hayano
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Premature atrial contraction induces torsades de pointes in a patient of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy with QT prolongation

Hiroaki Kawano et al. Intern Med. 2010.
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Abstract

Although the prognosis for patients with stress-induced cardiomyopathy (Takotsubo cardiomyopathy) is relatively good, some patients with this syndrome develop torsades de pointes, which can be fatal. The present report describes a patient with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and torsades de pointes induced by premature atrial contraction associated with QT interval prolongation, hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia.

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