Acquired Long-QT Syndrome: Mild but Abnormal? [PDF]
Intern Med, 2018 Long-QT syndrome (LQTS) is characterized by QT interval prolongation and subsequent polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, torsades de pointes (TdP), and leads to sudden cardiac death.
Kashiwa A, Aiba T.
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Propofol abolishes torsade de pointes in different models of acquired long QT syndrome. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2020 There is conflicting evidence regarding the impact of propofol on cardiac repolarization and the risk of torsade de pointes (TdP). The purpose of this study was to elucidate the risk of propofol-induced TdP and to investigate the impact of propofol in ...
Ellermann C +9 more
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Acquired Long QT Syndrome and Torsades de Pointes after Mitral Valve Replacement Surgery
Journal of Cardiac Arrhythmias, 2021 Acquired long QT syndrome (aLQTS) can occur in up to one third of patients undergoing cardiac surgery and is often undisclosed. We present a case of a 55-year-old male patient admitted to our center for mitral valve replacement surgery, and, during the ...
Carlos Rodríguez-Artuza +4 more
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An unusual cause of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia: Acquired long QT syndrome from atypical variant of stress-induced cardiomyopathy. [PDF]
SAGE Open Med Case Rep, 2020 A 55-year-old woman with a recent history of surgically and radioiodine treated thyroid cancer experienced a run of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia with hemodynamic perturbation during anaesthetic induction with propofol, fentanyl and rocuronium for ...
Alfarih M +4 more
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Hospitalized cancer patients with acquired long QT syndrome-a matched case-control study [PDF]
Cardio-Oncology, 2020 Background Our recent study has revealed that many hospitalized patients with acquired long QT syndrome (ALQTS) are cancer patients. This study aims to determine the risk factors and outcomes of hospitalized cancer patients with ALQTS.
Yajuan Lin +9 more
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Acquired long QT syndrome caused by pseudohypoparathyroidism
Наука и инновации в медицине, 2020 The article presents a review of literature data on the long QT syndrome (LQTS), focusing on the role of secondary factors in the development of this disorder.
L. A. Balykova +5 more
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Selective acquired long QT syndrome (saLQTS) upon risperidone treatment [PDF]
BMC Psychiatry, 2012 Background Numerous structurally unrelated drugs, including antipsychotics, can prolong QT interval and trigger the acquired long QT syndrome (aLQTS). All of them are thought to act at the level of KCNH2, a subunit of the potassium channel.
Lazarczyk Maciej +3 more
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Harmless herbs? A case report of acquired long QT syndrome and torsades de pointes in a patient taking herbal supplements. [PDF]
HeartRhythm Case Rep, 2022 Déléaval M, Burri H, Bakelants E.
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Application of Electromechanical Window Negativity as an Arrhythmia Risk Correlate in Acquired Long QT Syndrome. [PDF]
JACC Case Rep, 2021 Munshi F, Fontaine JM.
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Initiation of ventricular arrhythmia in the acquired long QT syndrome. [PDF]
Cardiovasc Res, 2023 Aims Long QT syndrome (LQTS) carries a risk of life-threatening polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (Torsades de Pointes, TdP) and is a major cause of premature sudden cardiac death.
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