In-hospital monitoring of T-wave alternans in a case of amiodarone-induced torsade de pointes: clinical and methodologic insights.

We report a case of macroscopic T-wave alternans occurring 30 min before the onset of amiodarone-induced torsade de pointes, illustrating a means to monitor for proarrhythmia.

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