Repeated Aborted Sudden Cardiac Death with Long QT Syndrome in a Patient with Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery from the Left Coronary Cusp.
10.4070/kcj.2013.43.12.830
- Author:
Yae Min PARK
1
;
Su Ji KIM
;
Chul Hyun PARK
;
Woong Chol KANG
;
Mi Seung SHIN
;
Kwang Kon KOH
;
In Suck CHOI
Author Information
1. Cardiology Division, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea. cis@gilhospital.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Long QT syndrome;
Tachycardia, ventricular;
Coronary vessel anomalies
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Arrhythmias, Cardiac;
Coronary Vessel Anomalies;
Coronary Vessels*;
Death;
Death, Sudden, Cardiac*;
Electrocardiography;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Long QT Syndrome*;
Tachycardia, Ventricular
- From:Korean Circulation Journal
2013;43(12):830-833
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 15-year-old female with a prior history of aborted cardiac death and surgical correction of anomalous origin of the right coronary artery (RCA) presented with polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. Her electrocardiogram after defibrillation was suggestive of congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS). The patient was treated with a beta-blocker and remained free from ventricular arrhythmia during the follow-up of more than 6 months. Here, we present the case of a young female with repeated aborted cardiac death accompanied by anomalous origin of the RCA and congenital LQTS for the first time.
