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Torsade de pointes: an unknown complication of hypertensive encephalopathy

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, viale Regina Elena, 324, 00161, Rome, Italy

    Elena Caresta, Paola Papoff, Giovanna Bosco, Maria Edelvais Licheri & Corrado Moretti

  2. Department of Pediatrics, Catholic University, Rome, Italy

    Angelica Bibiana Delogu

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Caresta, E., Papoff, P., Bosco, G. et al. Torsade de pointes: an unknown complication of hypertensive encephalopathy. Intensive Care Med 34, 1348–1349 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-008-1014-y

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