A fatal combination in a young lady: Long QT syndrome and coronary artery anomaly
Anomalous origin of coronary arteries is also a relatively rare congenital malformation and has been reported as the cause of angina pectoris and arrhythmia. Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a rare inherited arrythmogenic disease characterized by susceptibility to life-threatening arrhytmias andsudden car...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Clinics and Practice 2011-12, Vol.1 (4), p.e85-e85 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Anomalous origin of coronary arteries is also a relatively rare congenital malformation and has been reported as the cause of angina pectoris and arrhythmia. Long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a rare inherited arrythmogenic disease characterized by susceptibility to life-threatening arrhytmias andsudden cardiac death. We present a 36-year-old patient in whom two rare anomalies coexist and treated succesfully with β-blocker therapy. |
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ISSN: | 2039-7275 2039-7283 2039-7283 |
DOI: | 10.4081/cp.2011.e85 |