Cardiac Arrest Following Torsades de Pointes Caused by Hypokalemia and Catecholamines in a Patient with Congenital Long QT Syndrome Type 1 After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Case Report

Atsuhiro Kitaura; Shinichi Nakao; Haruyuki Yuasa; Shota Tsukimoto; Yasuhumi Nakajima

doi:10.12659/AJCR.938609

16 December 2022 : Case report Japan

Cardiac Arrest Following Torsades de Pointes Caused by Hypokalemia and Catecholamines in a Patient with Congenital Long QT Syndrome Type 1 After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Case Report

Unusual setting of medical care, Patient complains / malpractice, Rare disease, Adverse events of drug therapy, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)

Atsuhiro Kitaura^1ABCDEFG*, Shinichi Nakao^2CDEF, Haruyuki Yuasa^1EF, Shota Tsukimoto^1CDF, Yasuhumi Nakajima^1FG

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.938609

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e938609

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Figure 1. Electrocardiogram showed remarkable QTc interval prolongation (Bazett formula, 644 ms) and left ventricular hypertrophy (SV1+RV5 >35 mm, strain pattern on V5–6).

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Cardiac Arrest Following Torsades de Pointes Caused by Hypokalemia and Catecholamines in a Patient with Congenital Long QT Syndrome Type 1 After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Case Report

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