Fig. 1From: Successful treatment of bepridil-induced intraoperative torsades de pointes by isoproterenol infusionPerioperative electrocardiographic changes. a One month before the operation: atrial fibrillation. b On admission to the operating room: sinus rhythm. c Eighteen min after the start of surgery: short runs of multifocal premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) are observed. d Twenty min after the start of surgery: torsades de pointes (TdP) lasting for 15 s. e After the start of isoproterenol: sinus rhythm: PVCs and TdP have disappearedBack to article page