Anaesthetic-induced ventricular tachyarrhythmia in Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome.

Adu-Gyamfi, Y; Said, A; Chowdhary, U M; Abomelha, A; Sanyal, S K

Adu-Gyamfi, Y; Said, A; Chowdhary, U M; Abomelha, A; Sanyal, S K.

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Adu-Gyamfi Y; Department of Anaesthesiology, King Faisal University, College of Medicine, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

Can J Anaesth ; 38(3): 345-6, 1991 Apr.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-2036697

RESUMEN

A four-year-old deaf girl with a history of convulsions developed polymorphous ventricular tachycardia during induction of anaesthesia. The arrhythmia reverted to sinus rhythm spontaneously. Post-anaesthetic ECG showed marked prolongation of the QTc interval (570-690 msec). Deafness and prolonged QTc interval in association with microcytic-hypochromic anaemia confirmed the diagnosis of the Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome. This case report highlights the potentially lethal complication of halothane anaesthesia in patients with long QTc interval syndrome.

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Anestesia por Inhalación/efectos adversos; Halotano/efectos adversos; Síndrome de QT Prolongado/fisiopatología; Taquicardia/inducido químicamente; Preescolar; Diagnóstico Diferencial; Electrocardiografía; Epilepsia/diagnóstico; Femenino; Ventrículos Cardíacos; Humanos; Síndrome de QT Prolongado/diagnóstico; Taquicardia/fisiopatología

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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Taquicardia / Síndrome de QT Prolongado / Halotano / Anestesia por Inhalación Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies Límite: Child, preschool / Female / Humans Idioma: En Revista: Can J Anaesth Asunto de la revista: ANESTESIOLOGIA Año: 1991 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Arabia Saudita Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

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