Korean J Anesthesiol.
2010 Dec;59(Suppl):S114-S118. 10.4097/kjae.2010.59.S.S114.
Long QT syndrome provoked by induction of general anesthesia: A case report
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea. ingwei@nate.com
- 2Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Inno Hospital, Jeonju, Korea.
- 3Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Chungju Hospital, School of Medicine, Konkuk University, Chungju, Korea.
- KMID: 2237367
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.2010.59.S.S114
Abstract
- Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is an arrhythmogenic cardiovascular disorder resulting from mutations in cardiac ion channels. LQTS is characterized by prolonged ventricular repolarization and frequently manifests itself as QT interval prolongation on the electrocardiogram (ECG). A variety of commonly prescribed anesthetic drugs possess the adverse property of prolonging cardiac repolarization and may provoke serious ventricular tachyarrhythmia called 'torsades de pointes', ventricular fibrillation, and sudden death. We experienced a case of ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation after anesthetic induction and it came out into the open that anesthetic induction provoked long QT syndrome.
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