Prevention of torsade de pointes in hospital settings: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology Foundation.

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Barbara J Drew, Michael J Ackerman, Marjorie Funk, W Brian Gibler, Paul Kligfield, Venu Menon, George J Philippides, Dan M Roden, Wojciech Zareba, American Heart Association Acute Cardiac Care Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology, the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing, and the American College of Cardiology Foundation

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