Medical Definition of Torsade de pointes

1. "Twisting of the points" a form of ventricular tachycardia nearly always due to medications and characterised by a long QT interval and a "short-long-short" sequence in the beat preceding its onset. The QRS complexes during this rhythm tend to show a series of complexes points up followed by complexes points down often with a narrow waist between. At one time referred to as "cardiac ballet". Origin: Fr. Torsade, fringe, twist, or coil, + pointe, point or tip (euphonious for "wave burst") (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Torsade De Pointes

torridly
torridness
torridnesses
torrified
torrifies
torrify
torrifying
torril
torrils
torrock
torrocks
torroid
torrs
tors
torsade
torsade de pointes
torsades
torsades de pointes
torsades des pointes
torsal
torsalo
torsals
torsatron
torse
torsed
torsel
torsels
torses
torshi
torsi

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