Case report of antiseizure medicine-induced long QT syndrome and a literature review
Acta Epileptologica, 2022 Background To realize the clinical characteristics of long QT syndrome (LQTS) caused by antiseizure medicines (ASMs), and to improve the prevention and management of ASM-acquired QT syndrome.
Xiongying Yu +6 more
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Long QT in stunned myocardium: unrecognised cause of acquired long QT syndrome
Journal of Medical Science, 2014 Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a heart disorder characterized by a prolongation of the QT interval on ECG and a predisposition to ventricular tachyarrhythmias, which may lead to syncope, cardiac arrest or sudden cardiac death. This condition may be inherited
Jerzy Sacha
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Sudden cardiac death in young athletes: Literature review of molecular basis [PDF]
, 2020 Intense athletic training and competition can rarely result in sudden cardiac death (SCD). Despite the introduction of pre-participation cardiovascular screening, especially among young competitive athletes, sport-related SCD remains a debated issue ...
Barbara Lombardo +5 more
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Comparative Characteristics of Beta-Blockers in Patients with Congenital Long QT Syndrome
Рациональная фармакотерапия в кардиологии, 2021 Congenital long QT syndrome is a pathology that requires special attention and knowledge about the safety and effectiveness of various medications.
A. Yu. Proshlyakov +2 more
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Acquired long QT syndrome and Torsades de Poin
The Egyptian Heart Journal, 2016 Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors are group of drugs commonly used in Alzheimer disease and have beneficial effects on treatment. Although they have many known side effects, cardiovascular side effects are rarely seen.
Ahmet Seyfeddin Gurbuz +7 more
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Restricting excessive cardiac action potential and QT prolongation: a vital role for IKs in human ventricular muscle [PDF]
, 2005 Background - Although pharmacological block of the slow, delayed rectifier potassium current (I-Ks) by chromanol 293B, L-735,821, or HMR-1556 produces little effect on action potential duration (APD) in isolated rabbit and dog ventricular myocytes, the ...
Biliczki, Péter +10 more
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CaMKII-dependent regulation of cardiac Na(+) homeostasis. [PDF]
, 2014 Na(+) homeostasis is a key regulator of cardiac excitation and contraction. The cardiac voltage-gated Na(+) channel, NaV1.5, critically controls cell excitability, and altered channel gating has been implicated in both inherited and acquired arrhythmias.
Grandi, Eleonora, Herren, Anthony W
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Torsades de pointes in the PACU after outpatient endoscopy: a case report
BMC Anesthesiology, 2021 Background This case demonstrates the severe electrolyte derangements that may present after a common therapy such as a bowel preparation for an outpatient procedure and the rare yet potential detrimental outcomes of those abnormalities.
Andrew Schaar +2 more
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A common cardiac sodium channel variant associated with sudden infant death in African Americans, SCN5A S1103Y. [PDF]
, 2006 Thousands die each year from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Neither the cause nor basis for varied prevalence in different populations is understood.
Bowers, Peter N +8 more
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Transient Long QT Development in a Patient with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies, 2016 QT interval prolongation on the electrocardiogram is considered a precursory sign for imminent, potentially lethal ventricular arrhythmias. Beside the inherited condition of long QT syndrome, numerous drugs, certain electrolyte disturbances and early ...
Czuriga Dániel +10 more
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