Yildirim Erkan, Bugan Baris, Gormel Suat, Yuksel Uygar Cagdas, Celik Murat, Gokoglan Yalcin, Firtina Serdar, Iscen Sinan, Yalcinkaya Emre, Kucuk Ugur, Kabul Hasan Kutsi
Department of Cardiology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, 06010 Ankara, Turkey.
Cardiology Service, Girne Military Hospital, 99300 Girne, Northern Cyprus, Mersin 10, Turkey.
Case Rep Cardiol. 2016;2016:7919642. doi: 10.1155/2016/7919642. Epub 2016 Apr 6.
Torsade de pointes is an uncommon and malignant form of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and associated with a prolonged QT interval, which may be congenital or acquired. Complete atrioventricular block may cause QT interval prolongation and torsade de pointes. In this paper, we present a case with complete atrioventricular block complicated with frequent episodes of torsade de pointes triggered by early premature ventricular contractions despite normal QT intervals.