Indian heart journal
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Indian heart journal · Jul 2004
Case ReportsSeventy-four defibrillations for sotalol-induced torsades de pointes.
We report a patient with sotalol-induced torsades de pointes episodes that did not respond to magnesium and amiodarone. Electrical defibrillation totaling 15,120 joules had to be applied. However, torsades de pointes episodes could be brought under control only after the induction of general anesthesia with pentothal.
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Indian heart journal · Jul 2004
Electrocardiographic localization of the occlusion site in left anterior descending coronary artery in acute anterior myocardial infarction.
The site of occlusion of left anterior descending coronary artery is important in acute anterior myocardial infarction because, proximal occlusion is associated with less favorable outcome and prognosis. The present study attempted to evaluate the electrocardiographic correlate of the location of the site of the left anterior descending coronary artery occlusion with respect to first septal perforator and/or the first diagonal branch. ⋯ In acute myocardial infarction electrocardiogram is useful to predict the left anterior descending occlusion site in relation to its major side branches and such localization has prognostic significance.