Prenatal diagnosis and In Utero treatment of Torsades de Pointes associated with congenital long QT syndrome

A fetus with polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and second-degree atrioventricular block was identified by fetal magnetocardiography as having congenital long QT syndrome. The arrhythmias were successfully treated in utero with lidocaine and magnesium.

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of cardiology 2003-06, Vol.91 (11), p.1395-1398
Hauptverfasser:	Cuneo, Bettina F., Ovadia, Marc, Strasburger, Janette F., Zhao, Hui, Petropulos, Tom, Schneider, Jeffrey, Wakai, Ronald T.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anti-Arrhythmia Agents - administration & dosage Biological and medical sciences Cardiovascular disease Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy Echocardiography - methods Electrocardiography - methods Female Fetal Diseases - diagnosis Fetal Diseases - therapy Gestational Age Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Heart Rate - drug effects Humans Infusions, Intravenous Lidocaine - administration & dosage Long QT Syndrome - complications Long QT Syndrome - congenital Long QT Syndrome - diagnostic imaging Magnesium - administration & dosage Magnetics Medical diagnosis Medical sciences Pregnancy Pregnancy Outcome Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta Prenatal Diagnosis - methods Torsades de Pointes - congenital Torsades de Pointes - diagnosis Torsades de Pointes - etiology Torsades de Pointes - therapy Treatment Outcome Ultrasonography, Prenatal
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Zusammenfassung:	A fetus with polymorphic ventricular tachycardia and second-degree atrioventricular block was identified by fetal magnetocardiography as having congenital long QT syndrome. The arrhythmias were successfully treated in utero with lidocaine and magnesium.
ISSN:	0002-9149 1879-1913
DOI:	10.1016/S0002-9149(03)00343-6