torsades de pointes
MONDO:0005478Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names torsades de pointes yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A malignant form of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia that is characterized by heart rate between 200 and 250 beats per minute, and qrs complexes with changing amplitude and twisting of the points. The term also describes the syndrome of tachycardia with prolonged ventricular repolarization, long qt intervals exceeding 500 milliseconds or bradycardia. Torsades de pointes may be self-limited or may progress to ventricular fibrillation.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0005478), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of