Torsade de Pointes Following Myocarditis; A Case Report

Abstract

Myocarditis is defined as myocardial edema associated with non-ischemic necrosis in myocardial tissue. Acute viral myocarditis may cause several electrocardiographic changes. These include conduction disturbances, disorders of repolarization, ventricular ectopic beats, and ventricular tachycardia. “Torsade de pointes” is a malignant ventricular arrhythmia associated with prolongation of the QT interval. In this report, we present a case with myocarditis that developed Torsade de pointes and sudden cardiac arrest.

Keywords

• ventriküler taşikardi
• ani ölüm
• elektrokardiyografi
• torsade de pointes
• miyokardit .
• ventricular tachycardia
• sudden death
• electrocardiography
• torsade de pointes
• myocarditis.