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Long QT Syndrome Unveiled by a Fatal Combination of Medications and Electrolyte Abnormalities
Long QT syndrome (LQTS) can present with syncope and seizure-like activity in the setting of torsades de pointes (TdP) with hemodynamic instability. Electrolyte abnormalities and medications can predispose to TdP in the setting of latent LQTS. An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is neede...
Autores principales: | Sethi, Pooja, Treece, Jennifer, Pai, Vandana, Onweni, Chidinma |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5647134/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29057193 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1581 |
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