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A Case of Long QT Syndrome Type 3 Aggravated by Beta-Blockers and Alleviated by Mexiletine: The Role of Epinephrine Provocation Test
Long QT syndrome (LQTs) is an uncommon genetic disease causing sudden cardiac death with Torsade de Pointes (TdP). The first line drug treatment has been known to be β-blocker. We encountered a 15-year-old female student with LQTs who had prolonged QTc and multiple episodes of syncope or agonal resp...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Yonsei University College of Medicine
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3575977/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23364992 http://dx.doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2013.54.2.529 |