Electrical storm in an acquired short QT syndrome successfully treated with quinidine

Short QT syndrome (SQTS) is a malignant heart disorder defined by the presence of ventricular arrhythmias causing syncope and sudden cardiac arrest. The prevalence in the pediatric population is 0.05%. Quinidine is an established agent for pharmacological prophylaxis in SQTS patients, but can also t...

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Autores principales: Spartalis, Michael, Livanis, Efthimios, Spartalis, Eleftherios, Tsoutsinos, Alexandros
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6692974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31428405
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2282
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Sumario:Short QT syndrome (SQTS) is a malignant heart disorder defined by the presence of ventricular arrhythmias causing syncope and sudden cardiac arrest. The prevalence in the pediatric population is 0.05%. Quinidine is an established agent for pharmacological prophylaxis in SQTS patients, but can also terminate an electrical storm.

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