Prolonged QT Syndrome in a 27-Year-Old Female Presenting as a Cardiac Arrest after Elective Surgery
Cardiac arrest is a true medical emergency and clinicians should base the management on American Heart Association advanced cardiac life support algorithm. The potential triggers of cardiac arrest should be sought. We present a case of a 27-year-old female who developed cardiac arrest and was later...
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| author | Aibek E. Mirrakhimov Prakruthi Voore Alaa M. Ali |
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| description | Cardiac arrest is a true medical emergency and clinicians should base the management on American Heart Association advanced cardiac life support algorithm. The potential triggers of cardiac arrest should be sought. We present a case of a 27-year-old female who developed cardiac arrest and was later found to have congenital long QT syndrome. The patient’s outcome was favorable. Discussion of the key management options will be discussed in the text. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7d4a8cfc2e7949c0a9baa33910742f782025-02-03T01:03:09ZengWileyCase Reports in Critical Care2090-64202090-64392014-01-01201410.1155/2014/348274348274Prolonged QT Syndrome in a 27-Year-Old Female Presenting as a Cardiac Arrest after Elective SurgeryAibek E. Mirrakhimov0Prakruthi Voore1Alaa M. Ali2Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Joseph Hospital, 2900 N. Lake Shore, Chicago, IL 60657, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Saint Joseph Hospital, 2900 N. Lake Shore, Chicago, IL 60657, USADepartment of Internal Medicine, Saint Joseph Hospital, 2900 N. Lake Shore, Chicago, IL 60657, USACardiac arrest is a true medical emergency and clinicians should base the management on American Heart Association advanced cardiac life support algorithm. The potential triggers of cardiac arrest should be sought. We present a case of a 27-year-old female who developed cardiac arrest and was later found to have congenital long QT syndrome. The patient’s outcome was favorable. Discussion of the key management options will be discussed in the text.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/348274 |
| spellingShingle | Aibek E. Mirrakhimov Prakruthi Voore Alaa M. Ali Prolonged QT Syndrome in a 27-Year-Old Female Presenting as a Cardiac Arrest after Elective Surgery Case Reports in Critical Care |
| title | Prolonged QT Syndrome in a 27-Year-Old Female Presenting as a Cardiac Arrest after Elective Surgery |
| title_full | Prolonged QT Syndrome in a 27-Year-Old Female Presenting as a Cardiac Arrest after Elective Surgery |
| title_fullStr | Prolonged QT Syndrome in a 27-Year-Old Female Presenting as a Cardiac Arrest after Elective Surgery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prolonged QT Syndrome in a 27-Year-Old Female Presenting as a Cardiac Arrest after Elective Surgery |
| title_short | Prolonged QT Syndrome in a 27-Year-Old Female Presenting as a Cardiac Arrest after Elective Surgery |
| title_sort | prolonged qt syndrome in a 27 year old female presenting as a cardiac arrest after elective surgery |
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