Prolonged QT and cardiac arrest after heart transplantation: inherited or acquired?

Tong Liu; Michael Shehata; David Chang; Jignesh K Patel; Michelle M Kittleson; Jon A Kobashigawa; Sumeet S Chugh; Xunzhang Wang

doi:10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2010.12.001

Prolonged QT and cardiac arrest after heart transplantation: inherited or acquired?

J Electrocardiol. 2011 May-Jun;44(3):350-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2010.12.001. Epub 2011 Jan 26.

Authors

Tong Liu¹, Michael Shehata, David Chang, Jignesh K Patel, Michelle M Kittleson, Jon A Kobashigawa, Sumeet S Chugh, Xunzhang Wang

Affiliation

¹ The Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.

PMID: 21276590
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2010.12.001

Abstract

The long QT syndrome is an inherited arrhythmogenic disease characterized by prolongation of QT interval, syncope, and sudden cardiac death because of ventricular tachycardia, mainly in the form of Torsades de Pointes. We present an unusual case of prolonged QT interval and cardiac arrest caused by Torsades de Pointes in the early phase after orthotopic heart transplant.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Accidents, Traffic
Brain Injuries / complications
Brain Injuries / physiopathology
Defibrillators, Implantable
Electrocardiography / methods*
Heart Arrest / etiology*
Heart Arrest / physiopathology
Heart Arrest / prevention & control
Heart Transplantation / adverse effects*
Humans
Long QT Syndrome / etiology*
Long QT Syndrome / physiopathology
Long QT Syndrome / prevention & control
Male
Middle Aged