Torsade de Pointes Following Myocarditis; A Case Report

Myocarditis is defined as myocardial edema associated with non-ischemic necrosis in myocardial tissue. Acute viral myocarditis may cause several electrocardiographic changes. These include conduction disturbances, disorders of repolarization, ventricular ectopic beats, and ventricular tachycardia. “Torsade de pointes” is a malignant ventricular arrhythmia associated with prolongation of the QT interval. In this report, we present a case with myocarditis that developed Torsade de pointes and sudden cardiac arrest