Torsades De Pointes Electrical Storm Induced by H1N1 in a Patient with KCNH2 Variant of Unknown Significance
This report describes a case of an electrical storm of Torsades De Pointes in a structurally normal heart, following an H1N1 infection in the presence of a genetic variant of unknown significance. The patient was successfully treated with isoproterenol. This case highlights the dilemma of evaluating...
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| description | This report describes a case of an electrical storm of Torsades De Pointes in a structurally normal heart, following an H1N1 infection in the presence of a genetic variant of unknown significance. The patient was successfully treated with isoproterenol. This case highlights the dilemma of evaluating novel genetic testing results in a clinical setting. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9f313d391ff9430cbead715804ac30392025-02-03T00:58:43ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88897698889769Torsades De Pointes Electrical Storm Induced by H1N1 in a Patient with KCNH2 Variant of Unknown SignificanceBashar Khiatah0Jonathan Dukes1Christina Desai2Amanda Frugoli3Department of Internal Medicine, Community Memorial Hospital, 147 N Brent St, Ventura, CA 93003, USAElectrophysiology, Cardiology Associate Medical Group, USAInternal Medicine, Community Memorial Hospital, USAGME Department, Community Memorial Hospital, USAThis report describes a case of an electrical storm of Torsades De Pointes in a structurally normal heart, following an H1N1 infection in the presence of a genetic variant of unknown significance. The patient was successfully treated with isoproterenol. This case highlights the dilemma of evaluating novel genetic testing results in a clinical setting.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8889769 |
| spellingShingle | Bashar Khiatah Jonathan Dukes Christina Desai Amanda Frugoli Torsades De Pointes Electrical Storm Induced by H1N1 in a Patient with KCNH2 Variant of Unknown Significance Case Reports in Cardiology |
| title | Torsades De Pointes Electrical Storm Induced by H1N1 in a Patient with KCNH2 Variant of Unknown Significance |
| title_full | Torsades De Pointes Electrical Storm Induced by H1N1 in a Patient with KCNH2 Variant of Unknown Significance |
| title_fullStr | Torsades De Pointes Electrical Storm Induced by H1N1 in a Patient with KCNH2 Variant of Unknown Significance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Torsades De Pointes Electrical Storm Induced by H1N1 in a Patient with KCNH2 Variant of Unknown Significance |
| title_short | Torsades De Pointes Electrical Storm Induced by H1N1 in a Patient with KCNH2 Variant of Unknown Significance |
| title_sort | torsades de pointes electrical storm induced by h1n1 in a patient with kcnh2 variant of unknown significance |
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