QT and QU Interval Prolongation, Bidirectional Ventricular Tachycardia and Aborted Sudden Death. An Andersen-Tawil Syndrome
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https://doi.org/10.2015/hc.v1i1%20sup.51Keywords:
long QT syndrome, ventricular arrhythmia, cardiac arrest, implantable cardioverter defibrillator, Andersen syndromeAbstract
A 42-year-old lady survived an episode of near-drowning and she was subsequently diagnosed with a rare genetic disease, recently classified as long QT 7 syndrome, for which she received an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. The features of this syndrome are herein described.
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