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Table 1 Causes of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia

From: Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and cardiac arrest from abiraterone-induced hypokalemia: a case report

With prolonged QT interval

Without prolonged QT interval

Congenital syndromes

Short QT syndrome

Drug induced

Early repolarization (J wave) syndrome

Bradycardia-induced

Brugada syndrome

Post tachycardia

Coronary ischemia

Post coronary infarction

Idiopathic

Takotsubo

 

Hypokalemia (and other electrolyte abnormalities)

 

Hypogonadism

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