is characteristic of polymorphic (meaning many shapes) ventricular tachycardia. This is also known as Torsades de Pointes which translates in French to "twisting of the spikes." A different ...

Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT) is a rare genetic ventricular tachycardia which can result in sudden cardiac death and/or syncope in young individuals with ...

Finn Whittacre said she doesn’t remember when her heart stopped for seven minutes, but the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts faculty who saved her life will never forget it.