François Dessertenne
François Dessertenne (1917–2001), French cardiologist who coined torsades de pointes in 1966, advanced ECG-based arrhythmia diagnosis with lasting impact.
Tag torsades de pointes
Polymorphic VT and Torsades de Pointes (TdP)
A review of the ECG features of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT) and torsades de pointes (TdP) with ECG examples
ECG Case 101
51 yr old female who presented with chronic vomiting. She has a history of rheumatoid arthritis and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Her medications include sotalol and rivaroxaban.
Risky Rhythyms
This ECG Exigency serves up 5 different risky rhythm strips. Each tells a story. Can you work out what is happening before its too late?
Citalopram overdose
26 year-old female who claims to have ingested 40 x citalopram hydrobromide tablets (40mg each) about 3 hours ago - what do you do next?
ECG Case 059
57-year old man with ROSC following VF arrest. Interpret the ECG. severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and long QT syndrome