Torsade de pointes in a child with acute rheumatic fever

Torsade de pointes in a child with acute rheumatic fever

Ventricular arrhythmias are uncommon in acute rheumatic carditis. We report the case of a child who presented with rheumatic carditis, prolonged corrected QT interval, and torsade de pointes. The episodes of torsade were controlled with β-blockade and cardiac pacing. The child subsequently died as a...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of pediatrics 2001-02, Vol.138 (2), p.280-282
Hauptverfasser: Liberman, Leonardo, Hordof, Allan J., Alfayyadh, Majid, Salafia, Carolyn M., Pass, Robert H.
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiac dysrhythmias
Cardiology. Vascular system
Electrocardiography
Heart
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Rheumatic Heart Disease - complications
Torsades de Pointes - diagnosis
Torsades de Pointes - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:Ventricular arrhythmias are uncommon in acute rheumatic carditis. We report the case of a child who presented with rheumatic carditis, prolonged corrected QT interval, and torsade de pointes. The episodes of torsade were controlled with β-blockade and cardiac pacing. The child subsequently died as a result of brain injury; the autopsy revealed classic findings of acute rheumatic carditis. (J Pediatr 2001;138:280-2)
ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1067/mpd.2001.110302