Torsades de pointes is a type of atypical heart rhythm. It occurs when the lower chambers of the heart beat faster than the upper chambers. Treatment options may include supplements or medications.

Torsades de pointes (French for “twisting of the points”) is one of several types of life-threatening heart rhythm disturbances. In the case of torsades de pointes (TdP), the heart’s two lower ...

Denver, CO - There are 17 cases of torsades de pointes from 2 North American centers that have been described in patients taking very high doses of methadone. Given the likely expansion of methadone ...

Up to 50 percent of patients with cancer seek help in the form of alternative medicine. 1 Such therapies may include cesium chloride, a blocker of the inward-rectifying potassium channel that is used ...

February 9, 2010 (Dallas, Texas and Washington, DC) — Many common, useful drugs have the side effect of electrocardiographic QT-interval prolongation, which substantially increases the risk of sudden ...

Considering taking supplements to treat Torsades de pointes? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of Torsades de pointes. Follow the links to read common ...

Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (a.k.a. Torsades de Pointes) is best treated with intravenous magnesium. Patients with a prolonged QT interval have a higher risk of developing polymorphic VT.

Pheochromocytoma is an infrequent secondary cause of arterial hypertension, often associated with paroxysmal headache, sweating, weight loss, and palpitations. Cardiovascular complications of ...

Michael “5000” Watts, the Houston hip-hop icon and founder of the influential rap collective Swishahouse, has died at the age of 52, his family confirmed. “It is with profound sadness and heartbreak ...