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Congenital Long QT Syndrome and Cardiac Arrest in a Military Tactical Athlete
We present a case of a U.S. marine who experienced cardiac arrest during military Special Forces underwater diving exercises whose evaluation revealed congenital long QT syndrome. This case highlights the expanding role for systematic electrocardiogram screening in target athletic and military popul...
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2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10544298/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37790762 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101990 |
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author | Chung, Theodore F. Keithler, Andrea N. Smith, Alexandra J. Bush, Kelvin N.V. |
author_facet | Chung, Theodore F. Keithler, Andrea N. Smith, Alexandra J. Bush, Kelvin N.V. |
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description | We present a case of a U.S. marine who experienced cardiac arrest during military Special Forces underwater diving exercises whose evaluation revealed congenital long QT syndrome. This case highlights the expanding role for systematic electrocardiogram screening in target athletic and military populations given their stress and tactical exposures. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.) |
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spelling | pubmed-105442982023-10-03 Congenital Long QT Syndrome and Cardiac Arrest in a Military Tactical Athlete Chung, Theodore F. Keithler, Andrea N. Smith, Alexandra J. Bush, Kelvin N.V. JACC Case Rep Case Report We present a case of a U.S. marine who experienced cardiac arrest during military Special Forces underwater diving exercises whose evaluation revealed congenital long QT syndrome. This case highlights the expanding role for systematic electrocardiogram screening in target athletic and military populations given their stress and tactical exposures. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.) Elsevier 2023-08-22 /pmc/articles/PMC10544298/ /pubmed/37790762 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101990 Text en © 2023 The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Chung, Theodore F. Keithler, Andrea N. Smith, Alexandra J. Bush, Kelvin N.V. Congenital Long QT Syndrome and Cardiac Arrest in a Military Tactical Athlete |
title | Congenital Long QT Syndrome and Cardiac Arrest in a Military Tactical Athlete |
title_full | Congenital Long QT Syndrome and Cardiac Arrest in a Military Tactical Athlete |
title_fullStr | Congenital Long QT Syndrome and Cardiac Arrest in a Military Tactical Athlete |
title_full_unstemmed | Congenital Long QT Syndrome and Cardiac Arrest in a Military Tactical Athlete |
title_short | Congenital Long QT Syndrome and Cardiac Arrest in a Military Tactical Athlete |
title_sort | congenital long qt syndrome and cardiac arrest in a military tactical athlete |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10544298/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37790762 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101990 |
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