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A left ventricular noncompaction in a patient with long QT syndrome caused by a KCNQ1 mutation: a case report.
Heart and vessels - 1 Jan 2013
Nakashima Kentaro, Kusakawa Isao, Yamamoto Tsuyoshi, Hirabayashi Shinsuke, Hosoya Ryohta, Shimizu Wataru, Sumitomo Naokata
Abstract excerpt
A 5-year-old girl developed cardiopulmonary arrest after crying. From the electrocardiogram and echocardiography, a left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) with long QT syndrome (LQT) was suspected as the cause of the cardiopulmonary arrest, and treatment with a β-blocker and a calcium antagonist was then begun. A genetic screening of LQT-related genes revealed a previously reported heterozygous KCNQ1 mutation. The...
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