Cardiac Arrest under Anesthesia in a Child with Previously Undiagnosed Long QT Syndrome: A case report.
10.4097/kjae.2005.49.2.274
- Author:
Nam Su GIL
1
;
Ah Young OH
;
Hee Soo KIM
;
Chong Sung KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Anesthesiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kimcs@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
cardiac arrest;
child;
congenital long QT syndrome;
general anesthesia
- MeSH:
Anesthesia*;
Anesthesia, General;
Arrhythmias, Cardiac;
Child*;
Death, Sudden;
Death, Sudden, Cardiac;
Heart Arrest*;
Humans;
Long QT Syndrome*;
Syncope
- From:Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
2005;49(2):274-277
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Congenital long QT syndrome is a rare but potentially lethal disease, characterized by a corrected QT interval of at least 440 msec, ventricular arrhythmia, recurrent syncope, and sudden death. We experienced a case of sudden cardiac arrest during general anesthesia in a child who was later documented to have congenital long QT syndrome. We report this experience with a brief review of literature.
