Usually means: Abnormal, twisting ventricular heart rhythm.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (torsades de pointes)

noun:  (cardiology) A polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, predisposing to sudden cardiac death and more likely to occur during prolongations of the QT interval.

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