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Episode 12 - Torsades and Magnesium

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The Role of Torsades in Electrocardiography

Torsade is a type of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. It was first described by a French physician named Francois Desartins in 1966. Avi, can you walk us through the mechanism of torsades? Like how does it how is it generated in a patient?

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