Kearns Sayre Syndrome: Looking beyond A-V conduction

A 15-year-old boy was diagnosed with Kayne Sayre Syndrome. He presented with pigmentary retinopathy, progressive ophthalmoplegia and complete heart block. He received a transvenous dual chamber pacemaker. Two years later he died suddenly while at home. This case highlights the importance of recogniz...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Krishna, Mani Ram
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5478910/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29073001
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ipej.2017.03.003
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Sumario:A 15-year-old boy was diagnosed with Kayne Sayre Syndrome. He presented with pigmentary retinopathy, progressive ophthalmoplegia and complete heart block. He received a transvenous dual chamber pacemaker. Two years later he died suddenly while at home. This case highlights the importance of recognizing mechanisms other than heart block as a cause of sudden death in a patient with KSS.

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