necessary. Ventricular pacing should be maintained and the ECG
monitored while the factors predisposing to the development of
torsade are considered and corrected. There is no role for conven-
tional antiarrhythmic drugs in the management of torsade de
pointes: on the contrary many antiarrhythmics may aggravate the
situation.
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