Mechanism of sudden cardiac arrest while swimming in a child with the prolonged QT syndrome

2002 ◽  
Vol 141 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anjan S. Batra ◽  
Michael J. Silka
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Sudden Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Prolonged Qt ◽  
Qt Syndrome ◽  
Prolonged Qt Syndrome

scholarly journals Prolonged QTc: "Mind the Gap"

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-45
Author(s):  
Ahmad Mursel Anam ◽  
Raihan Rabbani ◽  
Farzana Shumy ◽  
M Mufizul Islam Polash ◽  
M Motiul Islam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Long Qt Syndrome ◽  
Qt Interval ◽  
Torsades De Pointes ◽  
Junior Doctors ◽  
Long Qt ◽  
Acquired Long Qt Syndrome ◽  
Prolonged Qt Interval ◽  
Prolonged Qt ◽  
Qt Syndrome

We report a case of drug induced torsades de pointes, following acquired long QT syndrome. The patient got admitted for shock with acute abdomen. The initial prolonged QT-interval was missed, and a torsadogenic drug was introduced post-operatively. Patient developed torsades de pointes followed by cardiac arrest. She was managed well and discharged without complications. The clinical manifestations of long QT syndromes, syncope or cardiac arrest, result from torsades de pointes. As syncope or cardiac arrest have more common differential diagnoses, even the symptomatic long QT syndrome are commonly missed or misdiagnosed. In acquired long QT syndrome with no prior suggestive feature, it is not impossible to miss the prolonged QT-interval on the ECG tracing. We share our experience so that the clinicians, especially the junior doctors, will be more alert on checking the QT-interval even in asymptomatic patients. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bccj.v2i1.19970 Bangladesh Crit Care J March 2014; 2 (1): 44-45

Aborted cardiac arrest during sport activity in a teenager diagnosed with short QT syndrome

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 886-889
Author(s):  
Mehmet G. Ramoğlu ◽  
Selen Karagözlü ◽  
Tayfun Uçar ◽  
Ercan Tutar
Keyword(s):  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Family History ◽  
Male Patient ◽  
Sport Activity ◽  
Sudden Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Short Qt Syndrome ◽  
Negative Family History ◽  
Qt Intervals ◽  
Qt Syndrome

AbstractShort QT syndrome is a malignant repolarisation disorder characterised by short QT intervals. We present a previously asymptomatic 14-year-old male patient with negative family history, who suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while playing basketball and diagnosed with short QT syndrome to make emphasis on the fact that although very rare patients with this syndrome may experience cardiac arrest during exercise.

Prolonged QT Syndrome Presenting as Fetal Bradycardia

1992 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 202-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Green ◽  
Neel B. Ackerman ◽  
Gregg Lund ◽  
Damaris Wright
Keyword(s):  
Fetal Bradycardia ◽  
Prolonged Qt ◽  
Qt Syndrome ◽  
Prolonged Qt Syndrome

Prolonged QT syndrome in children: An uncommon but potentially fatal entity

2003 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marla J Friedman ◽  
Colette C Mull ◽  
Ghazala Q Sharieff ◽  
Nicholas Tsarouhas
Keyword(s):  
Prolonged Qt ◽  
Qt Syndrome ◽  
Prolonged Qt Syndrome
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