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In reply: Ventricular tachycardia following ingestion of a commonly used antihistamine

Dennis L Kuchar, Bruce D Walker and Charles W Thorburn
Med J Aust 2003; 178 (5): .
Published online: 3 March 2003

In reply: We agree that there are no guidelines defining torsade de pointes based on intracardiac electrograms, but there are several reasons why the likelihood of torsade de pointes (as opposed to any other arrhythmia) in our patient is high.




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