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Vomiting, electrolyte disturbance, and medications; the perfect storm for acquired long QT syndrome and cardiac arrest: a case report

BACKGROUND: Acquired long QT syndrome is an important and preventable cause of cardiac arrest. Certain medications and electrolyte disturbance are common contributors, and often coexist. In this case, we report five contributors to cardiac arrest. CASE PRESENTATION: This case is of a 51-year-old Cau...

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Autores principales: Tiver, K. D., Dharmaprani, D., Quah, J. X., Lahiri, A., Waddell-Smith, K. E., Ganesan, A. N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8751273/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35012656
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-021-03204-7